Granny's Wine... But Less Of It

A new American Journal of Medicine study finds older Americans are drinking less. At the same time, minors are also drinking less. The study finds older Americans are more likely to drink wine instead of beer or hard liquor.

To what do we attribute these changes? From this blogger's view, there are several ingredients:

First, I think it stands to reason that as we age, most people's drinking slacks off. There just aren't a lot of folks who start drawing Social Security and use their first month's check to buy a beer bong. Second, the wine is a no brainer. With the health benefits shown by red wine, a more health conscious America is more likely to consume rouge vino.

The minors drinking rates falling off? First, education. Kids today are far, far more educated on the dangers of excessive consumption than at any time in history. Second, kids have more entertainment options than ever before. Instead of keg parties, many teens are turning to Wii parties. Instead of sneaking booze from the old man's liquor cabinet, kids are too busy text messaging. Instead of spiked punch at parties, more students are attending virtual parties on line on social networking sites.

Either way, the new AJM studies show some encouraging signs!