WINE is a risky drink - let's see the Study evidence.

"Drinking a bottle of wine has the same cancer risk as smoking ten cigarettes"

says a study.

Boozing is clearly known to increase the chances of seven types of tumour, and women especially are at double the risk of developing cancer.

Researchers estimated the lifetime cancer risk of moderate drinking, compared with smoking. They calculated the raised cancer risk from a bottle of wine a week is equivalent to lighting up five cigarettes in men. For women, tumour risks, particularly breast cancer, weer raised bty the same as smoking ten cigarettes.

Southampton University's Dr. Theresa Hydes said: "heavy drinking is linked to cancer of the mouth, throat, voice box, gullet, bowel, liver and breast. Yet, in contrast to smoking, that is not widely understood."  That is shattering information, especially for people who have used drinking as a comfort for mental health issues. The Study, which was printed in the journal BMC Public Health (British Medical Council), says moderate boozing is still less harmful than tobacco.

There are two sides:

Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, of the Alcohol Health Alliance, warned; "even at relatively low levels, alcohol can have serious health consequences."

But Oxford University's Jane Green said: "lifetime risk is around one per cent higher for men and women who drink a bottle a week."

As always, HMHB says that we should be able to enjoy everything in moderation. Excessive drinking is harmful - we know that. Not just physically, but also mentally and emotionally. We all have to take responsibility for our nutrition and our bodies.