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I would be careful here. Most studies about alcohol consumption suffer from the fact that the quantity of alcohol consumed is determined by asking the individu

I would be careful here. Most studies about alcohol consumption suffer from the fact that the quantity of alcohol consumed is determined by asking the individual how much alcohol they consume. It wouldn’t be surprising if people who exercise more and are healthier and probably feel better about themselves (the causation could work both ways here...exercise makes you feel better and feeling better makes you exercise), are more willing to declare higher levels of alcohol consumption. In addition, as the article abo it the study points out, it’s surprising because more exercise is correlated with more consideration about one’s health. This would also mean that people who exercise more are more careful about their health and are more aware of how much they are drinking, as opposed to people who are less considerate and don’t keep track of their drinking habits as much, which would also lead to differences in self reporting alcohol units.

watwut 5y ago
> it’s surprising because more exercise is correlated with more consideration about one’s health. This would also mean that people who exercise more are more careful about their health and are more aware of how much they are drinking Pretty much all sports clubs I had been in had a culture of drinking when I was young. I am speaking about getting drunk fairly regularly. Now that I am not members of organized groups, I still see people going for beer and socializing after training. Sport leads to socialization which leads to drinking. Sport attracts competitive personalities and they get competitive in drinking as extension. Some sports attracts guys who have sort of masculinity that treats drinking as a right kind of guy thing - the women in same sports tend to treat drinking as cool thing too. I could continue, but health is only one of many reasons to exercise.

watwut 5y ago

> it’s surprising because more exercise is correlated with more consideration about one’s health. This would also mean that people who exercise more are more careful about their health and are more aware of how much they are drinking Pretty much all sports clubs I had been in had a culture of drinking when I was young. I am speaking about getting drunk fairly regularly. Now that I am not members of organized groups, I still see people going for beer and socializing after training. Sport leads to socialization which leads to drinking. Sport attracts competitive personalities and they get competitive in drinking as extension. Some sports attracts guys who have sort of masculinity that treats drinking as a right kind of guy thing - the women in same sports tend to treat drinking as cool thing too. I could continue, but health is only one of many reasons to exercise.