Boys Will Be Boozers
The 1999 College Alcohol Study, conducted by Harvard School of Public Health Lecturer Henry Wechsler, found that 47.3 of college men binge when they drink compared to 42.6 of women, even though binge drinking for a male is defined as five drinks in one night and only four drinks for a female.
And men were 50 percent more likely than women to have been drunk three or more times in the past month.
The Harvard numbers are even more dramatic.
Twice as many Harvard men get drunk more than twice per month, and three times as many Harvard men report drinking more than 10 times every 30 days.
Weschler lists many potential reasons for the difference in men and women's drinking habits, ranging from an emphasis on weight and diet to differences in body mass and metabolism to the acceptance of beer, the college drink of choice and tradition.
Leaders of Harvard women's groups disagree with Weschler's interpretation of the data.
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