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A new Pew survey out final Friday examines how individuals really feel about their very own alcohol use and consuming habits.
The survey, carried out between Feb. 24 and March 2 of this 12 months, targeted on adults within the U.S. aged 21 and older. One main discovering is that individuals proceed to drink even after they imagine it might not be helpful to their well-being. It raises the query of what that have is like!
Three issues to know:
- In accordance to the survey, 57% of drinkers imagine that their alcohol consumption doesn’t enhance their danger of great well being issues, whereas 43% suppose it does — both to a excessive diploma or considerably.
- Regardless of these beliefs, 41% of drinkers say that current information concerning the hyperlink between alcohol consumption and the chance of most cancers will immediate them to cut back their consuming, with 11% indicating they’ll reduce quite a bit and 30% saying they’ll scale back it somewhat.
- The well being impacts of consuming have been extensively lined, addressing subjects starting from coronary heart well being to most cancers. NPR’s Allison Aubrey not too long ago broke down the issues to think about. She concluded by providing steerage for individuals who wish to consider their alcohol consumption. This features a self-assessment quiz known as the CAGE questionnaire, which consists of 4 questions designed to assist individuals decide if they should handle their consuming habits.
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The place have I heard about this currently?
Again in January, former Surgeon Normal Vivek Murthy issued an advisory linking alcohol consumption to the chance of growing seven several types of most cancers, together with these of the breast, colorectal, esophagus, liver, mouth, throat and voice field (larynx).
He additionally urged Congress to require well being warning labels to tell shoppers in regards to the dangers related to alcohol consumption and most cancers.
