The heart needs three glasses of wine a week

Oxford scientists have appealed to the British did not respect the officially recommended limit of alcohol. It needs to be cut in half, which could save 4500 lives per year.

Now there is a "safe" limit alcoholic   drinks, which operates in the UK last 15 years, set a maximum daily dose of alcohol to one or two glasses of wine. Scientists from Oxford convinced that this limit is too high, which is a considerable health hazard.

Experts believe that it is necessary to reduce by several times - up to three glasses of wine or a little more than a liter of beer a week. It should be noted that the previous recommendation was based on the results of numerous studies that have shown that moderate alcohol consumption   It reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

Oxford scientists are convinced that the harm outweighs the benefit of alcohol. And if you reduce the amount of alcohol, it is a serious blow to the whole epidemic of alcohol-related diseases, which in the UK alone causes 210 thousand deaths a year (in Russia this figure is considerably higher).

Meanwhile in Britain a "safe" level is considered daily alcohol   3-4 doses for men and two to three doses for women. Small glass of wine contains 1, 3 doses, and pint (0, 56 liters) contains two doses. Scientists believe that the ideal is to use 5 grams of alcohol a day, that is, half the dose. Perhaps the recommendations of experts from Oxford could lead to a revision of the existing regulations.

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