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Recent studies have suggested that, if taken in small quantities, for example, a glass of wine with dinner or an occasional shot of whiskey alcohol physically and psychologically beneficial for some older people.

But it is important that the difference between sense and produce drinking water problem. In general, you should not drink more than two drinks per day, and some experts say you should not drink every day. Note: An equivalent to drinking a regular beer (12 ounces or 340 percent alcohol Sea 5) or a glass of wine (5 oz or 145 ml 12 per cent alcohol) or a shot of alcohol (five ounces or 45 ml of 40 per cent alcohol).

There are several reasons why people get their drinking water, as they should limit the age.

They are sensitive to the effects of alcohol, including alcohol-induced cognitive disorders such as memory loss and concentration problems.

They are more vulnerable to diseases such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes later in life. Because these diseases can be aggravated by eating, your doctor probably told not to drink.

You are more likely to be medicines for diseases control and were warned not to mix these drugs with alcohol.

But many experts believe that the true scale of alcohol abuse among the elderly may not be known for the following reasons:

Elderly drinkers tend to the middle class, not the popular image of the game alcoholic.

The elderly are more isolated from those usually detected and reported problems in youth drinking, for example, employees and employers.

Physicians may believe that older people “do” and Miss symptoms of alcohol abuse.

The elderly person can not excuse the family drinks too much (“What has he to do at her age?”) And it actually deliver liquor or wine. What can relatives of an elderly family member who abuses alcohol, they deny or hide the embarrassing situation.

If you have problems related to alcohol now, it is likely that you drink when you were younger began. But the 60th from about 30 percent of elderly drinkers to abuse alcohol at year life. This late-onset drinkers tend to explain their drinking in response to retirement, death of a spouse or other expenses of older age groups. Some may with alcohol in an effort to manage symptoms of chronic pain, insomnia, depression and anxiety that occur later in life, are applicable.

However, it is not clear why some older people start abusing alcohol in stressful situations, while many others to develop similar or more severe stress face never a problem. In fact, researchers still do not know what causes alcoholism, at any age.

Some studies have suggested that alcoholism runs in the family is due to a genetic factor, or rather because of drinkers consumed alcohol was seen at home and learned that it is an acceptable was to deal with stress. In recent years, some experts have the idea that alcoholism is a disease that should not be held responsible for the victim is taken. Others disagree, arguing that this point of view of any concept of personal control person discounts.