Although alcohol
consumption has
lately been linked
to reduced
heart problems,
researchers at the
London-based Royal
Colleges of
Physicians,
Psychiatrists and
General
Practitioners, have
reaffirmed previous
"safe limits" of
alcohol intake.
Reportedly, high
alcohol consumption
leads to high
death rates from
blood vessel rupture, even as it
lowers mortalitN
from coronary
diseases.
It is thus proposed
that 21 unit,
of alcohol per week
for men and 14
units per week for
women is appro -
priate. One unit is
defined as eight
grams of ethanol,
reports Thc
Lancet, Vol 346, No
8977.
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