Four Pints of Beer a Week Is a Danger to Health Alcohol Link to Hospital Visits

The HeraldJuly 02, 2009

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DRINKING just four pints of beer a week could raise the risk of a person needing hospital treatment during their lifetime, according to a major study of almost 6000 Scottish men over the last 35 years.

The research is likely to reinforce calls for cross-party political backing for minimum pricing of alcohol to discourage problem drinking after new figures this week found that one in 20 Scots - twice the number previously thought - is dying from an alcohol-related illness.

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Four Pints of Beer a Week Is a Danger to Health Alcohol Link to Hospital Visits

Researchers at Glasgow and Bristol universities revealed the men who drank between eight and 14 units of alcohol a week - equivalent to fo...

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