Binge drinking is more common in men than it is in women. Among students in the US, approximately 50 percent of men and 39 percent of women binge drink. Racial differences exist among binge drinking with Hispanics followed by white people having the highest level of binge drinking. Individuals of African descent have a lower level of binge drinking followed by those of Asian descent. In the case of Asians their low level of binge drinking may be due to the presence of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH2, located on chromosome 12) in many (but by no means the vast majority) that results in poor metabolism of alcohol which leads to severe adverse effects such as facial flushing.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Men are more likely to binge drink (up to 81 percent of alcohol binges are done by men ) than women and men are also more likely to develop alcohol dependence than women . People who are homozygous for the ALDH2 gene are less likely to binge drink due to severe adverse effects which occur even with moderate amounts of alcohol consumption. The population of people who binge drink mainly comprises young adults aged 18–29, although it is by no means rare among older adults. For example, in 2007 (using a 5-drinks definition per occasion for both genders), 42\% of 18- to 25-year-olds "binged" at least once a month, while 20\% of 16–17-year-olds and 19\% of those over age 35 did so. The peak age is 21. Prevalence varies widely by region, with the highest rates being in the North Central states  .
Binge drinking is %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% the practice of drinking approximately five drinks over a short period of time. Definitions of binge drinking differ in small ways across cultures and across population subgroups. For example, many studies use gender-specific measures of binge drinking (such as 5+ drinks for men and 4+ drinks for women). The epidemiology of binge drinking likewise differs across cultures and population subgroups . The population of people who binge drink mainly comprises young adults aged 18–29, although it is by no means rare among older adults. For example, in 2007 (using a 5-drinks definition per occasion for both genders), 42\% of 18- to 25-year-olds "binged" at least once a month, while 20\% of 16–17-year-olds and 19\% of those over age 35 did so. The peak age is 21. Prevalence varies widely by region, with the highest rates being in the North Central states . Binge drinking is more common in men than it is in women .
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more common in men than it is in women. Among students in the US, approximately 50 percent of men and 39 percent of women binge drink.
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Racial differences exist among binge drinking with Hispanics followed by white people having the highest level of binge drinking. Individuals of African descent have a lower level of binge drinking followed by those of Asian descent. In the case of Asians their low level of binge drinking may be due to the presence of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH2, located on chromosome 12) in many (but by no means the vast majority) that results in poor metabolism of alcohol which leads to severe adverse effects such as facial flushing.
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Men are more likely to binge drink (up to 81 percent of alcohol binges are done by men ) than women and men are also more likely to develop alcohol dependence than women
the practice of drinking approximately five drinks over a short period of time. Definitions of binge drinking differ in small ways across cultures and across population subgroups. For example, many studies use gender-specific measures of binge drinking (such as 5+ drinks for men and 4+ drinks for women). The epidemiology of binge drinking likewise differs across cultures and population subgroups
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People who are homozygous for the ALDH2 gene are less likely to binge drink due to severe adverse effects which occur even with moderate amounts of alcohol consumption.
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. Binge drinking is more common in men than it is in women