For hundreds of years, even in the times of Jesus, the belief has been that taking wine with food is good for one’s health. EXCESSIVE DRINKINGHowever, scientists have come to the conclusion that having “one for the road” daily could shorten a drinker’s life by six months. The study published in the Lancet was titled “Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: Combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599,912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies”. The results of the study supported the decision by the UK to reduce the alcohol consumption guidelines. LAWMAKERSIn Kenya, no guidelines on the safe amount of alcohol consumption currently exist.

Source: Daily Nation April 19, 2018 17:48 UTC