Alcohol Consumption During Covid-19

This topic has been on my mind, as I recently gave up drinking completely. With the stay-at-home orders and the increased stress and anxiety it's easy to understand why alcohol consumption has increased. But the article published in JAMA was shocking, here's what the study found;

When comparing Spring of 2019 to Spring of 2020 there has been;

-a 14% increase in adults consuming alcohol

-a 41% increase in women heavy drinking

-1 in 5 women are having an additional heavy drinking day a month

Let’s not forget that liquor stores were classified as an essential business during the pandemic.

Let’s remember that;

1 serving of alcohol is equivalent to 5 oz of wine

Excessive drinking is classified as more than 7 servings a week

It’s easy to be at or above the excessive drinking level, but what does that mean specifically for women?

Excessive drinking contributes to;

-depression/anxiety

-heart disease

-breast cancer

-liver damage