Research show excessive alcohol 'takes years off life'published at 11:30 British Summer Time 13 April 2018
New research says regularly drinking more than the recommended amount of alcohol could take years off your life.
The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, warns that people should have no more than five pints of beer or five small glasses of wine each week.
An analysis of about 600,000 people found those drinking more than the recommended amount had an increased risk of early death.
Quote MessageAlthough non-fatal heart attacks are less likely in people who drink, this benefit is swamped by the increased risk of other forms of heart disease including fatal heart attacks and strokes"
Professor Tim Chico, Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Sheffield