Letters
New guidance on drinking
Alcohol consumption—the importance of context
BMJ 2016; 352 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i580 (Published 04 February 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;352:i580
- Richard M Hoffman, senior lecturer1,
- Mariette Gerber, expert2
- 1University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
- 2French Food, Environment and Work Safety Agency (ANSES), 94701 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
- R.Hoffman{at}herts.ac.uk
The new drinking guidelines do not adequately account for the complex interactions of alcohol with other factors in the diet.1 For example, low to moderate alcohol consumption during a meal is an integral part of the Mediterranean diet, one of the healthiest diets in …
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