As Gen Z drinks less, studies show older women are drinking more
(NewsNation) — The age gap in alcohol consumption is widening.
As younger generations prioritize health and wellness, research shows binge drinking is increasing among middle-aged women.
Women who turned 35 between 2018 and 2019 were significantly more likely to binge drink compared to women the same age between 1993 and 1997, according to a 2023 study published in the journal 'Addiction.'
Researchers aimed to determine whether age was associated with excessive drinking in women who became mothers for the first time.
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'In the United States, subgroups of women at highest risk of excessive drinking appear to be expanding, probably supported in part by a trend towards delayed parenting,' the study found.
In other words, women are having children later in life, and the data supported a correlation between older women and increased drinking.
'I think a lot of women are so stressed out, they are self-medicating,' said Chalene Johnson, a women's health advocate and the host of 'The Chalene Show' podcast.
A 2023 Gallup survey found young adults in the United States are consuming less alcohol. Sixty-two percent of adults under 35 said they drink, down from 72% two decades ago.
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Johnson, who spoke with NewsNation's 'Morning in America' on Monday, said she is mostly alcohol-free and encourages women to limit drinking in her 21-day 'Walk More, Drink Less' social media challenge.
'The biggest thing is realizing how much it's just been incorporated into our society, how much I personally didn't realize I was becoming dependent upon it, so it really helped me to examine my own relationship with alcohol,' Johnson said. 'I don't think people need to necessarily stop drinking, but I do think it's important we are aware of the health risks associated, and I was ignoring them.'
Chronic excessive drinking can cause cancer and many other long-term health problems, like high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease and more.
'Anytime I heard that there was a cancer risk associated with it or health risk associated with it, I was very dismissive. How could that be? Everybody drinks,' Johnson said. 'Realizing this does not align with my common sense, the consumption of alcohol and my objective to age powerfully.'
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