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    Alcohol

    A quarter of us drink at levels that could put our health at risk 

    How alcohol hurts your liver
    Regularly drinking more than the recommended amount over a long period can damage your liver. This can lead to a    lcoholic liver disease (ALD) and liver cancer. 

    How to look after your liver 
    Take two days off    Give your liver two days in a row without alcohol every week to reduce the impact that alcohol can have on your liver and break the habit of drinking every day. 

    “ Everyone should have at least two alcohol-free days a week.”
    Professor Ian Gilmore* 

    Read more on Professor Gilmore’s thoughts on sensible drinking

    Know your units 

    • Women should drink no more than 2 to 3 units in a day
    • Men should drink no more than 3 to 4 units in a day
    • Don’t save up several days ‘allowance’ and drink it all at once

    Learn more about Alcohol and liver disease
    Useful links on sensible drinking 

    *Professor Ian Gilmore is a Consultant Hepatologist, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance . Professor Gilmore is also a member of the British Liver Trust’s Medical Advisory Committee.

    		 
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