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Letter: There is simply no safe amount of alcohol

Published 3 July 2024

From Dan Roach, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, UK

From

15 June, p 28

I take issue with claims that scientists are fairly unanimous that drinking alcohol in moderation is healthy. While I agree that this is preferable to excessive drinking, there is no amount of alcohol consumption that doesn’t affect health. In fact, the World Health Organization published a statement on this in January 2023.

Issue no. 3498 published 6 July 2024

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