摘要：During the latest 5 years, Italy noticed an increase in the number of consumers, mainly among
women and young people, together with a general drop in the consumption of alcohol. Among women, and
particularly among young women, the trend toward higher and extra meals consumption is growing, mainly
in bars or discos, in accordance with a pattern imported by North Europe countries. We suppose that the
success of such a model of consumption among women is linked, for its peculiarities, customs and contexts
involved, to the attainment of a status of a greater emancipation and equality with men, which is considered
an important value in this historical period. Nowadays women seem to be more exposed to the risk of alcoholrelated
problems just because of their search for emancipation and equality. In that situation, we need measures
of prevention specifically aimed at the female population, informing women about the specific risks and
responsibilities connected with the female role in the field of alcohol consumption. In the mean time these
measures of prevention must be able to respect the search of equality and emancipation that has been
motivating the evolution of female behaviours for the latest years.
关键词：female population, pattern of consumption, high consumptions, extra meals consumption,
search of equality, risk exposure, gender specificity.
