taxman Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Tough new guidelines issued on alcohol have cut recommended drinking limits and say there is no such thing as a safe level of drinking. The UK's chief medical officers say new research shows any amount of alcohol can increase the risk of cancer. The new advice says men and women who drink regularly should consume no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine. Did anyone ever follow the previous guidelines, and will anyone be changing their drinking habits in light of this new advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 No and no respectively. I do, and will continue to, try and have two dry days a week, beyond that I can't be bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubaidani13 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Tough new guidelines issued on alcohol have cut recommended drinking limits and say there is no such thing as a safe level of drinking. The UK's chief medical officers say new research shows any amount of alcohol can increase the risk of cancer. The new advice says men and women who drink regularly should consume no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine. Did anyone ever follow the previous guidelines, and will anyone be changing their drinking habits in light of this new advice? No definitely not!! the nanny state and EU meddling again ? common sense should prevail, we all know that if we drink a bottle of spirits a day its not going to do us much good? i would guess that a reasonable consumption of a bottle of wine a day is normal ?? having said that i do try not to drink anything monday and tuesday but sadly i often fail, i like to relax with a glass with friends or the other half after a days stress:o i guess by these guidelines the nanny state consider me an alcho??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdom Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Why is alcohol legal for human consumption then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 So the CMO has removed the physialogical differences between men and women at the stroke of a pen. i'm impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 This year I have made a resolution not to read any articles on alcohol and how it affects you. I expect my life expectancy to increase through reduced stress levels as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy lady Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 No definitely not!! the nanny state and EU meddling again ? common sense should prevail, we all know that if we drink a bottle of spirits a day its not going to do us much good? It never did Keith Richards much harm, and that would just be a normal breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) No definitely not!! the nanny state and EU meddling again ? common sense should prevail, we all know that if we drink a bottle of spirits a day its not going to do us much good? i would guess that a reasonable consumption of a bottle of wine a day is normal ?? having said that i do try not to drink anything monday and tuesday but sadly i often fail, i like to relax with a glass with friends or the other half after a days stress:o i guess by these guidelines the nanny state consider me an alcho??! Can you explain what this is to do with the EU? Or is this just you doing what a lot Brits do when they get annoyed with random government nonsense, blame it on the EU? OT - limits are nonsense, the only way you get people to drink more responsibly is by altering the culture and it is simply not the responsibility of the state to do so. Fortunately there are encouraging figures about alcohol consumption amongst youngsters going down dramatically, not because they have no access (nothing changed in that regard, in fact it is probably easier now than 10 years ago) but because they are beginning to think it is uncool to be hammered every night. My internet is rubbish, but I will try and find the source for this later. Edited January 8, 2016 by tzijlstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Someone on TV mentioned that everything carries a risk. Driving to work in the morning does, eating a bacon butty does, eating chocolate does, fizzy drinks, sugar, salt....even sitting perfectly still for two hours can cause health problems. I await bread being blamed for the nation's health problems next. It's a choice. Most people know that having too much of anything is bad for you. Anyway, we've finished off the Christmas Advocaat tonight and it's not yet 6pm...so yah boo sucks:razz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Someone on TV mentioned that everything carries a risk. Driving to work in the morning does, eating a bacon butty does, eating chocolate does, fizzy drinks, sugar, salt....even sitting perfectly still for two hours can cause health problems. I await bread being blamed for the nation's health problems next. It's a choice. Most people know that having too much of anything is bad for you. Anyway, we've finished off the Christmas Advocaat tonight and it's not yet 6pm...so yah boo sucks:razz: Drinking Advocaat can seriously damage your credibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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