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WSMoreOrLess: Safe drinking

WSMoreOrLess: Safe drinking

UK Alcohol guidelines recommend drinking less – but do the numbers support them?

More or Less · BBC Radio 4

March 24, 20169m 14s

Show Notes

New alcohol guidelines were issued recently in the UK which lowered the number of units recommended for safe drinking. But are the benefits and harms of alcohol being judged correctly? We speak to Professor David Speigelhalter. Tim Harford presents. Producer: Charlotte McDonald/Richard Vadon