August 19, 2012
MEETING IN THE MIDDLE:
Study shows marriage stops men drinking - as their wives hit the bottle instead (John Bingham, 18 Aug 2012, The Telegraph)
The researchers found that married women generally drink more heavily than single women, widows or divorcees.By contrast, men who are happily married drink less than their bachelor friends and significantly less than divorced men.The reason, the researchers conclude, is that while women can help keep their husbands' drinking habits under control, men are simply a bad influence on their wives.Previous studies have shown that, overall, married people tend to drink less than non-married people, suggesting that a more settled home life can promote good health.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 19, 2012 11:27 AM
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