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'Wine o'clock' culture blamed for UK women being biggest boozers in world: Shock report reveals one in four get hammered each month
- Quarter of women admit having six or more alcoholic drinks on single occasion
- This is more than double the average rate of 12 per cent among the 33 countries
Some 26 per cent admit to consuming six or more alcoholic drinks on a single occasion, with experts blaming a 'ladette' and 'wine o'clock' culture.
This is more than double the average rate of 12 per cent among the 33 countries analysed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
British women were matched only by those from Denmark (26 per cent), followed by Luxembourg (24 per cent) and Germany (22 per cent).
The OECD's 'Health at a Glance 2023' report warns that alcohol increases the risk of heart disease, strokes, liver cirrhosis and certain cancers.
British men are the third biggest binge drinkers, with 46 per cent having downed the equivalent of 60g of pure ethanol on a single occasion in the past 30 days.
This places them behind Romania (55 per cent) and Denmark (49 per cent) and compares with an international average of 27 per cent.
Addictions expert John Britton, an emeritus professor at the University of Nottingham, said: 'These figures are extremely worrying.
'Harm is occurring under our noses because alcohol remains an integral part of British society and every day life, much like tobacco was.
'In other countries alcohol is used as a social lubricant - a way of making social occasions more enjoyable - not as a route to getting legless as it often is here.
'Too many people also turn to alcohol to help them unwind at the end of a stressful day at work, when they should look for healthier alternatives.'
Britons drank the equivalent of 10 litres of pure ethanol each - around 111 bottles of wine - in 2021, the latest figures show. This is up from 9.9 litres in 2011.
'Wine o'clock' culture blamed for UK women being biggest boozers
Some 26 per cent of women in the UK admit to consuming six or more alcoholic drinks on a single occasion, with experts blaming a 'ladette' and 'wine o'clock' culture.
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