Two Tins Of Beer And A Half Bottle Of Wine...

sandyRoe | 07:27 Wed 26th Mar 2014 | Health & Fitness

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A man who'd experienced serious liver problems was interviewed on television yesterday. He said that the two tins and the half bottle of wine was all that he drank. Was he unlucky in having a liver more susceptible to damage by alcohol than most other people or would regularly drinking that modest amount be enough to harm anyone?

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LazyGun

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The group principally responsible for determining how effect a minimum price policy would be is the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group, and it is their work that appears the most authoritative. This is from the Scottish Govt, who have (I think) already implemented the 50p/unit min.pricing policy "The Chief Medical Officer believes that - like the smoking...

11:46 Wed 26th Mar 2014

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EdmundD

That was my understanding too. Doesn't drink now and shops for healthy fruit and veg.

LazyGun

That was how I understood the piece, Sandy - that what some might characterise as a relatively moderate alcohol intake lead to him needing a liver transplant - but that he has now stopped drinking.

A rough calculation - 2 cans of lager plus a half a bottle of wine - would suggest a daily alcohol intake of around 6 units; Over the week that adds up to around 42 units or around double the recommended weekly amount for a man.

anneasquith

re the increase in alcohol prices....................it will not be effective IMO. as ,the alcoholic will purchase the cheapest drink available and deprive themselves of food.. clothing. heating. and result in poorer health and a further drain on the NHS, the moderate drinker will absorb the increase.