Why those killjoy new alcohol rules are just plain wrong: A devastating critique by an award-winning writer on how alcohol affects our health
Even one glass of wine a day can put you at risk of cancer. That was the apocalyptic message from Britain's Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, last Friday, as she announced that maximum advised alcohol limits have now been reduced sharply.
Men's weekly limits are to be slashed from 21 units to 14, in line with women's, while everyone is advised to take 'several days' off drinking to let their bodies recover. Furthermore, we were told that alcohol probably doesn't protect the heart, as has been previously claimed.
The basic message is that alcohol is a danger to health, however little you drink. 'There is no safe level of drinking,' says Dame Sally unequivocally.
