Oct 14, 2019 20:00:00

`` Binji drinking '' that drinks a lot of alcohol among the elderly is rapidly increasing

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Drinking a large amount of alcohol in one day, and the next day you will have a terrible hangover ... The way of drinking called “Binge drinking” is an image that college students and others are easy to do. In recent years, it has been shown that the number of senior citizens who drink binji is increasing rapidly.

Data show binge drinking has been steadily rising in older adults — Quartz
https://qz.com/1678651/data-show-binge-drinking-has-been-steadily-rising-in-older-adults/

This research was conducted by researchers from New York University. Researchers analyzed a questionnaire called the “ National Survey on Drug Use and Health ” that asks thousands of subjects annually about alcohol and drug consumption. Researchers narrow the scope of the survey to “65 years of age and older” and define “binji drinking” as “drink 4 glasses at a time for women” or “5 glasses at a time for men” To drink. ' Researchers published the survey results from 2005 to 2014 in 2018, and together with these results, we observed the transition from 2005 to 2017.

As a result of the survey, the percentage of senior citizens who drink Binji from 2005 to 2017 has changed as follows, from 8.1% in 2005-2006 to 10.6% in 2016-2017 Has risen to. From 2005 to 2014, the ratio has repeatedly decreased or increased, but suddenly broke through the 10% barrier during the period 2015-2017.

The population over the age of 65 in the United States was 36.6 million in 2005, but increased to 49.2 million in 2016. Applying the above survey results, it can be said that the actual number of elderly people who drink binji has increased from 3 million to 5 million, an increase of about 1.7 times.

It is generally said that `` moderate drinking is good for your health '', but in 2018 the alcoholic beverage industry has made it easier for researchers who conduct clinical trials to investigate `` the effects of moderate alcohol drinking on health ''.

It was reported that there was doubt. In 2019, a study result that even if “appropriate amount” of drinking alcohol increases the risk of stroke has been published, it is regarded as a problem because it increases the risk of developing cancer . Also, drinking a lot of alcohol in a day puts a greater burden on the liver than taking the same amount in several days.

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However, the study does not show how binge drinking in the elderly affects health as a result. According to the survey, the percentage of elderly people who were brought to the emergency room was slightly higher than usual, and the percentage of patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes tended to be low.

In addition, the cause of running the elderly to binge drinking has not been clarified in this study. Alcohol may be related to social factors, but it is clear from the data whether the elderly who answered that they were drinking binji in this study was drinking alone or with friends and family Not so. However, experts say that people with terrible drinking habits are prone to isolation, and it is quite possible that they will lead to loneliness and bring binge drinking.