The BBC writes that people are both drinking more than they thought they were, and more than they should.
I would like to remind people that guidelines 'on safe alcohol consumption limits that have shaped health policy in Britain for 20 years were “plucked out of the air".'
Labels: Booze
posted by The Nameless Libertarian @ 8:37 am
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It makes you wonder where the 'intelligence' in an intelligent guess actually is..
Its worse than that. I raised this issue when playing golf in a competition. It turns out that one of my playing partners is a retired PhD who used to work for a well known drugs firm.
He said he knew the liver team at, IIRC, St Barts who were asked to come up with a safe drink limit. Bearing in mind that at the time wine was much weaker they reckoned the average man could drink two bottles a day. The Govt was having none of that and sent back their response to try again. One battle? No. Well it will have to be a couple of glasses then.
OK, its hearsay but I have played with him a few times since then and have no reason to doubt his integrity. Whereas I have every reason to doubt the motives and integrity of our politicians and health lobbyists.
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