Government guidelines on alcohol consumption have been revised, with men being urged to halve their weekly intake from 28 to 14 units - the biggest change in public health policy for more than 20 years.Women are also being told to curb their drinking, with 14 units being the most they should drink in any given week.
This means the typical British adult should not be having more than six pints of beer or five 175ml glasses of wine in a seven-day period.
England's chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, said: "Drinking any level of alcohol regularly carries a health risk for anyone, but if men and women limit their intake to no more than 14 units a week, it keeps the risk of illness like cancer and liver disease low.
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