No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health, the World Health Organisation announced earlier this year. It went on to reveal that half the alcohol-attributable cancers in the WHO European region are caused by light and moderate consumption – that is, less than 1.5 litres of wine or 3.5 litres of beer or 450ml of spirits a week.
Canada has released guidelines advising people to limit themselves to no morecolon – increases at three to six standard drinks a week and at seven or more drinks there is a significantly increased risk of heart disease or stroke.
