Canada’s new alcohol guidelines cut the number of drinks per week in the ‘low-risk’ category by almost half for women, and by more than half for men. Here’s how researchers came to these conclusions.
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Lockdown #quarantinis might seem like a way of getting through, but few realise how much drinking can affect the brain.
New draft guidelines recommend limiting alcohol consumption to no more than ten standard drinks per week and no more than four standard drinks on any one day.
The new alcohol guidelines limit of 14 units a week for men and women hides a more complicated story.
The new alcohol guidelines are just a bit of social drama acted out by the media.
The most ardent supporters of alcohol must admit it causes an immense amount of harm.
Scotland is often portrayed as a place where heavy drinking comes as part of the furniture, yet it seems the Scottish public are less and less inclined to agree. New results from the Scottish Social Attitudes…
The British Medical Journal’s investigation into the role played by the alcohol industry in public health policy focuses on the government’s decision to drop its commitment to introduce a minimum unit…
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