a man or a boy does, they have water water in their body so the alcohol is less diluted than the boy or man. because they lack or at least don t have the same amount of an enzyme that men do that metabolizes alcohol they get more in their bloodstream. one drink for a woman would have the same effect as two drinks for a man. if a woman were to drink six beers it would be like a man drinking 12. historically men and boys binge drink twice the rate as women but that is changing. really changing among girls in high school. they are now about even with their male counterparts. and a new study that just came out in spain found that college aged women binge drink more than men do. shep? shepard: john roberts in atlanta tonight. thanks. men and women as young as 18 could soon hit the bar and drink legally in one state as long as their parents are along for the ride. a republican state senator in colorado says he plans to introduce a bill that legalizes alcohol for 18 to it
twelfth grade, two-thirds of students report binge drink. the problem is still very bad. one in five binge drink. white women reported the most and there is economic factor. highest prevalence making $57,000 a year or more. why is this all important? you alluded a little bit. 12,000 plus deaths per year among women because of binge drinking can lead to a terrible, violence, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, reduced brain function, unintended pregnancies and fetal alcohol syndrome. shep: alcohol has a greater effect on women. is it just the difference in size or what is it? it s partly. let s put it in spoiflt.
but less water so the alcohol doesn t get as diluted. they have less of an enzyme that breaks down alcohol. more alcohol is absorbed. you take this altogether, one drink for a woman would be roughly equivalent a man would get two drinks. six beers would be like drinking 12 beers. men used to binge drink at an average twice what women do but according to cdc the numbers are changing particularly in high school. high school girls are drinking at just about the same rate as high school boys. in fact, over the past couple of decades, the rate of drinking among high school boys has fallen but the rate among girls has stayed pretty much constant. reporter: a recent study from spain, college aged women they were binge drinking more than male counterparts. they say this is an under recognized health issue for
it does for women, apparently says the university of cinncinati. it suggests that ladies drink more once they are married. while men reduce their alcohol content after getting married. quoting madonna to put a ring on it or something. i am sober too. researchers conclude while women can keep their women s boozing habits on control, men are bad on their women s other half. and now a university devoted to toothpaste. those college students who binge drink reported being happier than those who abstain. higher student social status the more likely they will drink heavily. we have an update on the chin chill law s progress. that was a lie.
in your self-destructive lifestyle. how about this is the funest panel ever? jaime, you don t strike me as somebody who seems very happy with his social life. i don t know who wrote that question, but i had to ask it. is it because you don t binge drink? yes. now that you brought it up, have i a circle of i have a circle of friends here. the other study, the one where you binge drink and you are happy in your circumstances in college, but they also had a corollary to that. people in religion groups because they go to social engagements, if you are locked in your room you are not happy. the variable is social interaction. here is the thing that drives me crazy before we move on. it makes no sense. they define it as downing four