[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Not EVERY French person obviously, some can have a drink with every evening meal as part of the meal (I've heard people bang on about how it interacts with flavours and such... dunno, I don't like wine!) and they're not using it to destress.

That said... Apparently, whilst binge-drinking is a much bigger issue in the UK than in France, France does actually have a higher incidence of classic "drunk every day" alcoholism. One of the highest in the world, I think, or at least it was at one point.

And so it is here, not everyone drinks to excess and not everyone who drinks regularly but in moderation is an alcoholic.
Same with sweet drinks, there are those who drink a can once a week maybe, some who have 2 or 3 a week or a litre or two a day! They are having similar reactions occurring in their livers due to the sugars just with a caffeine buzz and not an alcohol one.