BE CAREFUL WITH ALCOHOL
The daily glass of red wine in the Mediterranean diet is often used as guidance for alcohol at any age but others are more cautious. Although people do live longer better in many mediterranean towns and villages the daily glass of wine is not the reason. Neither is it necessary to give up completely but what does moderation mean. Age UK, as always , is a good source of evidence based advice
A useful rule of thumb is to have one more alcohol free day a week from fifty on , and never to have more than two drinks on the days you do drink. This means
The daily glass of red wine in the Mediterranean diet is often used as guidance for alcohol at any age but others are more cautious. Although people do live longer better in many mediterranean towns and villages the daily glass of wine is not the reason. Neither is it necessary to give up completely but what does moderation mean. Age UK, as always , is a good source of evidence based advice
A useful rule of thumb is to have one more alcohol free day a week from fifty on , and never to have more than two drinks on the days you do drink. This means
- One day a week without alcohol in the fifties
- two days a week without alcohol in the sixties
- Three days a week without alcohol in the seventies
- Four days a week without alcohol in the eighties
- Five days a week without alcohol in the nineties