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As Americans age, they lay off liquor
The first study of lifetime habits logs a consistent decrease in alcohol consumption — except among problem drinkers.
By Federica Narancio McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — As Americans aged over the past two generations, they drank less alcohol. And the younger generation of adults drank less heavily than the ones before it, according to the first analysis of alcohol-consumption trends over adult life spans. By the time they reached their 80s, more than 40 percent of men and 60 percent of women said they didn't drink at all, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine.
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Avast, Mateys! 'Tis quality of ye drink that matters most, not quantity, savvy?
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