Fit people drink more than those who don’t exercise : study
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Highly fit women and men are more likely to consume alcohol than relatively unfit individuals, according to a new study
"This apparent contradiction between engaging in a healthy behavior such as physical activity, on the one hand, and partaking in an unhealthy behavior (drinking in excess), on the other, could potentially be explained by a psychological phenomenon called the licensing effect," the authors stated in a news release. https://www.cooperinstitute.org/pub/news.cfm?id=204
The authors explained that the licensing effect occurs when a person allows themselves to indulge in a questionable behavior after doing something virtuous.
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