‘We drink too much’, say millions of over-50s - iNews

‘We drink too much’, say millions of over-50s iNews

More than four million Britons aged over 50 think they should cut back on the amount of alcohol they drink, according to new research. A national survey of 2120 older people by the campaign group Drink Wise, Age Well, found 24 per cent of 50 to 54-year-old drinkers sometimes think they should cut down, compared with 20 per cent of 60 to 64-year-olds and 10 per cent of over 75s. Overall, 17 per cent think they should drink less. In the UK, harmful drinking is declining among every age group except the over-50s. Asked which age group is most likely to experience the negative consequences of d...