Researchers: Women drinking more since the pandemic


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Researchers found that women drank about 5.4 days per month compared to their 2019 average of 4.6 days. Photo: AFPRelaxnews

Alcohol consumption among women in the United States rose during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study published recently. Researchers found that women drank about 5.4 days per month compared to their 2019 average of 4.6 days

What's more, women drank heavily on average 0.6 days a month during the pandemic compared to 0.4 before, according to the study in JAMA Network Open.

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