Senior medical experts in the UK have said that those who consider themselves moderate drinkers are underestimating their consumption by up to 40%.
Dr Paul Stewart, who is a GP in Donegal, spoke to Newstalk Breakfast today and said that he believes the Irish have a very disturbed behaviour with alcohol, not like other Europeans on the continent:
Alcohol consumption in Ireland is 12 litres of pure alcohol per person, per year- putting Irish people among the highest consumers in the EU.
While up to four in five people described themselves as a “moderate drinker”, they admitted they exceeded safe guidelines and knew the health risks of their habits. And almost two in three of these drinkers had “no intention of cutting down”.
So how much alcohol do you honestly drink a week?
