Health
No more than 10 drinks a week recommended to reduce risk of alcohol-related harm – Sydney Morning Herald
The experts behind the new guidelines say they bring Australia into line with France, Denmark, the United Kingdom and proposed guidelines in the United States.
The guidelines recommend that women trying to get pregnant and those who are pregnant or breastfeeding steer clear of alcohol for the safety of their babies. Children under the age of 18 should not drink any alcohol, they say.
Chair of the NHMRC alcohol working committee Professor Kate Conigrave, a clinician and researcher at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney, said since the previous alcohol guidelines were created there had been more research showing links between alcohol…
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