Moderate Alcohol Use

Daily Alcohol Can Lead to Binge Drinking
Sipping wine, beer, or spirits three to four times a week increases the risk of binge drinking, particularly among young men, according to a new study published in the journal Addiction.

Researchers from the University of Montreal and the University of Western Ontario analyzed the drinking habits of Canadians and found that frequent alcohol consumption can lead to binge drinking among all gender and age groups.

Infrequent drinkers rarely exceed two servings when they do consume alcoholic beverages, they found.

“The relationship between drinking frequency and consumption per occasion might be both cultural and biological,” said study coauthor Andrée Demers, a University of Montreal sociology professor and director of the Research Group on the Social Aspects of Health and Prevention. “The Canadian drinking culture has a ‘time-out’ depiction of drinking. Alcohol is a boundary mark between week and weekend, work and leisure, and therefore between routine and time off.”

The investigation established one drink as 5 ounces of wine; 1.5 ounces of liquor; 12 ounces of beer or cooler; 3 ounces of port, sherry, or vermouth. Regardless of drinking preferences, the study found that many Canadians consume alcoholic beverages on a daily basis to experience its mood-altering effects.

“Regular drinking builds up tolerance. Therefore daily drinkers will need more than their usual drink or two to make a difference with everyday life and gain that festive feeling,” said lead author Catherine Paradis, a University of Montreal Ph.D. candidate. “That fosters drinking beyond healthy limits — at least sporadically and perhaps weekly — to five drinks or more per occasion. And five units is above the recommended limits of healthy drinking.

“There is no clear and universal understanding of what is moderate drinking. Its meaning varies between cultures and within cultures according to gender, age, socio-economic status and people’s self-reported tolerance. Since regular drinking could increase alcohol abuse, Canadian drinking guidelines should take this aspect of the drinking pattern into account.”

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