There's no such thing as drinking moderately for 47 percent of Taiwanese people, who lack the ALDH2 gene, preventing them from metabolizing alcohol. (Photo : Reuters)
A new study nstated that successful agers are greatly prone to harmful drinking. The study emphasizes that mostly of successful middle age people are more likely to drink more excessively than less successful people. People who are healthy physically, socially and well off people are at risk of harmful drinking.
A research on BJM showed that the need to drink is not affected by loneliness or depression but it also shows that it is common among separated or divorced people. It also shows that responsibilities lower the risk for harmful drinking among women and religion is not a factor in drinking habit.
The researchers addressed the problem as a "middle class phenomenon," according to IBM. The researchers stated that it could be an unexplored problem for successful aging people. The phenomenon, according to the study, affects greatly healthy people with reasonable income, well education, high social standing. These people are more likely to drink excessively than their less successful peers.
Employment status has less effect on drinking but the researchers noted that retired women are at more risk of harmful drinking. Income greatly affects the drinking habit among women while factors like smoking, educational level and good health are connected to unhealthy drinking in both sexes.
The response to the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (ELSA) was analyzed over 9000 responders. ELSA is a long term study that focuses on 50 and above samples living independently in England. The study concludes that the study group developed their drinking habit from their younger years until their later life.
