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About 4,600 lives in England could be saved a year by reducing alcohol intake to just half a unit a day, say experts.
The Oxford University report warned that alcohol consumption is a risk factor for many chronic diseases.
The government recommends that men drink no more than three to four units per day and women no more than two to three.
But the current guidelines are "not compatible with optimum protection of public health", the researchers said.
Ill health linked to alcohol is estimated to cost the NHS in England ?3.3bn every year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18262608
The Oxford University report warned that alcohol consumption is a risk factor for many chronic diseases.
The government recommends that men drink no more than three to four units per day and women no more than two to three.
But the current guidelines are "not compatible with optimum protection of public health", the researchers said.
Ill health linked to alcohol is estimated to cost the NHS in England ?3.3bn every year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18262608