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How much alcohol is it safe to drink?

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MPs on the science and technology committee have called for alcohol guidelines to be changed to advise people not to drink for at least two days a week.

Sir Ian Gilmore, special adviser on alcohol and chair of Alcohol Health Alliance at the Royal College of Physicians, outlines the health risks of drinking every day.


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