The NHMRC has today launched its new guidelines for alcohol consumption for Australians. Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks From Drinking Alcohol recommends that both women AND men drink no more than two standard drinks a day over their lifetime if they want to reduce their risk of being harmed by an alcohol-related injury or disease.
The Guidelines come after three years of research and consultation by a committee chaired by Professor Jon Currie, Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, and Melbourne University.
Professor Currie said “The guidelines aren’t telling you what you can or can’t do. They aim to help Australians make their own informed choices about alcohol and how much risk they want to take with their health. Two standard drinks a day keeps your risk below 1 chance in 100 of dying as a result of drinking. This is slightly less than your risk of dying in a car accident one day.”
Young people under 18 are advised not to drink, as are pregnant and breastfeeding women.
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