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You and Yours: Call You and Yours: Are you drinking more than is good for you?

Call You and Yours

25/08/2015

Call You and Yours: Are you drinking more than is good for you?

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Call You and Yours: Are you drinking more than is good for you?

Melanie Abbott asks whether listeners are drinking more than is good for them.

Research carried out in London suggests that around one in five people aged over 65 who drink are consuming unsafe levels of alcohol. Melanie Abbott hears listeners' opinions.

Do you drink more than is good for you? Research suggests that around one in five people over the age of 65 who drink consume unsafe levels of alcohol. There's concern that people can easily slip into a routine of regularly drinking more than is good for them. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London said the "Baby Boomer" generation represents an increasing population of older people drinking at levels that pose a risk to their health.

Their research, which analysed the health records of people living in the Borough of Lambeth in London, found unsafe drinkers were more likely to be male, white and have higher socioeconomic status. Those who were wealthier and better educated tended to be heavier drinkers than those from more deprived backgrounds.

Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Melanie Abbott.

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