Avoid harmful habits allowing young adults to drink wine at family meals
The document is titled “family drinking in Italy: harmful or protective factors” and is published online in the journal Addiction Research and Theory.“Young people in these cultures, learn to drink more responsibly than their U.S. counterparts, because drinking is culturally legislation, the exposure occurs at a younger age, and alcohol is an integral part of the moral fabric of the family,” says the report.
In addition Strunin, co-authors of the study are: Kirstin Lindeman of BUSPH, Enrico Tempesta and Simona ANAV of the Permanent Observatory on Youth and Alcohol ‘s, Rome, Italy Pierluigi Ascani and Luza Parisi research format, Rome, Italy.
The young Italian whose parents allowed them to have alcohol during meals while they were growing up are less likely to develop bad habits for the future, says a new study by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher.
The researchers interviewed two groups of young people in the Italian regions of Abruzzo and Umbria. A composed of 80 young adults 25-30 years, the second consisted of 80 adolescents, 16 to 18. “We were fortunate to be able to have a large study sample to interview to help us understand this phenomenon,” said Strunin.
Source: Boston University Medical Center
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“Young people allowed alcohol with meals growing up were more likely never to drink 5 [or more drinks] or get drunk,” the authors write. If you drink more heavily, was usually a ‘”older age of participants who were not allowed alcohol in a family.”
Other studies have also suggested that alcohol introduced in a family can reduce alcohol-related risk behaviors among young people, according Strunin. Part of the reason, he says, could be that when alcohol is permitted, in a context where there is an opening on the consumption and moderate consumption with meals is considered normal.
Although the results concentrated in Italy, Strunin said it could be applied to different countries and could “help to develop policies to reduce alcohol problems and disruptive behavior among youth.”
Funding for this study come from a grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
In an article published in the journal Addiction Research and Theory, a research team led by Lee Strunin, PhD, Professor of Community Health Sciences at BUSPH, detailed study of their habits and history of 160 Italian adolescents and young adults who have identified or heavy drinkers. The authors concluded that introducing a moderate amount of alcohol in a family setting could prevent young people drinking and drinking healthier eating habits.
It ‘important to note, the authors write that the study focused on youth and young adults who drank wine during the meal with their families. “Speaking of drinking in the family, we talk about food, drink, do not sit with your child to watch football or baseball with a Six-Pack,” said Strunin. “The consumption of wine is part of the meal.”
