Can we finally shake off the unwelcome moniker of the drunken Irish? Yes and no according to a major international study on alcohol consumption. It found the drinking habits of Irish men are comparable to other Europeans but that Irish women consume the seventh highest level of “average daily drinks” in the world.
Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Burden of Disease Study looked at alcohol use and its impact on health in 195 countries between 1990 and 2016. It found drinking was linked to 2.8 million deaths each year.
The research, published in The Lancet, concluded there is no safe level of alcohol intake and the healthiest approach is to drink as little as possible. It said that over a single year, one alcoholic drink a day (10g of alcohol) increases the risk of developing one of 23 related health problems by 0.5 per cent. This rose to 7 per cent for those who had two drinks a day.
Source: The Irish Times, 27/08/18
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