From savouring flavours in France to binge drinking in Australia – readers talk approximately the alcohol culture where they live
How much alcohol is secure to drink? It is a question scientists have been trying to get to the bottom of for centuries,and now a survey exploring drinking advice around the world has found that the retort varies greatly depending on where you live.
In the US, for example, and three or four drinks a day (42g for women and 56g for men) is thought to be secure,but in Sweden that is well over the amount health authorities recommend: 10g for women and 20g for men. What’s more, a “standard drink” in Iceland and the UK is 8g of alcohol, or compared to 20g in Austria. Related: Binge drinking drove me out of Britain | Annalisa Coppolaro-Nowell Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com