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Alcoholic drinks
Limit alcoholic drinks1
Public health goal
- Proportion of the population drinking more than the recommended limits to be reduced by one third every 10 years1,2
Personal recommendation
- If alcoholic drinks are consumed, limit consumption to no more than two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women1,2,3
1. This recommendation takes into account that there is a likely protective effect for coronary heart disease
2. Children and pregnant women not to consume alcoholic drinks
3. One 'drink' contains about 10-15 grams of ethanol
For more details see Chapter 12 in our resource downloads section.