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Published: 12/21/09

Professional Women More Likely to Be Heavy Drinkers, European Study Finds

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
Professional Women More Likely to Be Heavy Drinkers, European Study Finds

LONDON -- Well, ladies, as you reach for that holiday drink of choice -- mulled wine, Christmas punch, or spiced eggnog, perhaps? -- you might want to think twice. A new study in Europe shows that highly educated, professional women drink more often and more heavily than almost any other female group. The study, released on Friday by the University of Lancaster, looked at female alcohol consumption in two European countries known for their excessive drinking -- the U.K. and Denmark. Researchers found that while there has been an apparent decline in young women's binge drinking in both ...

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