Professor Jurgen Rehm, an adviser to the World Health Organisation, suggested people should drink no more than one
unit of alcohol per day.
Richer people often than poorer "Our bodies process about one
unit of alcohol an hour - and less in some people.
One
unit of alcohol is equivalent to a 1.5 ounce (oz) shot of liquor, a 5 oz glass of wine, or a 12 oz bottle or can of standard (5 percent alcohol) beer.
Victoria Martin, a chief inspector working at the Police Federation of England and Wales said: "We've seen a steep decline in men drink-driving over the years, with targeted advertising campaigns, which is great, but women don't seem to be getting the same message." What is a
unit of alcohol? Drinkaware say one unit is 10ml of alcohol.
We're supposed to be keeping an eye on how much we drink, but how many of us really know what a
unit of alcohol is?
It takes an hour for the body to get rid of one
unit of alcohol but it is advisable to add an extra hour.
In another measure, voted in by 19 to 18 votes, the introduction of a minimum price per
unit of alcohol could see cheap booze disappear from the shelves.
The Government had considered a minimum price for a
unit of alcohol in a bid to curb alcohol related crime and health problems.
The political rivals will put aside their differences to convince Brussels that proposals for a minimum price per
unit of alcohol are legal.
Plaid MP for Caernarfon Hywel Williams said a minimum price of 50p per
unit of alcohol would save over 3,000 lives a year.