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New Canadian research suggests that people who consume alcohol three or four times a week are susceptible to becoming binge drinkers, Canadian Press reported. About 11,000 men and women took part in the study conducted by researchers at the Université de Montréal and the University of Western Ontario. Participants were asked to report their levels of alcohol consumption over one year. Lead researcher Andrée Demers said they found that regular drinkers were more likely to go on to drinking more per occasion – and more often – until they ended up bingeing, which the study defined as having five drinks or more on one occasion. Demers said the findings run counter to other research that touts the health benefits of drinking certain alcoholic beverages, such as red wine, in moderation. “With all this publicity . . . we get the idea that we can drink every day and that’s OK,” Demers told Canadian Press. “Of course that can be OK, but what we are saying is that there is a risk that people will start to drink more often in a heavy way on some occasions.” “The safe amount,” she added, “is always the same thing – one or two drinks per day, not more, and no intoxication.” The study appears in the medical journal Addiction. |
