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What's considered a 'healthy' amount of alcohol consumption could be even lower than once thought, according to revised guidelines from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Updated for the first time in ten years, the NHMRC have recommended "no more than 10 drinks a week" to reduce the chance of alcohol related health risks.
This works out to around 1.4 standard drinks a day, lowered from the two standard drinks that the guidelines previously recommended.
The revised guidelines also recommend no more than four standard drinks in one sitting to avoid similar health risks.
"We're not telling Australians how much to drink. We're providing advice about the health risks from drinking alcohol so that we can all make informed decisions in our daily lives," says NHMRC CEO Professor Anne Kelso.
We are not saying that this is a level completely eliminates risk. The less you choose to drink, the lower your risk of alcohol-related harm.
The new additions were written by NHMRC Alcohol Working Committee and were reviewed and endorsed by the NHMRC Council, which includes the Chief Medical Officers of the Commonwealth and each State and Territory.
The new recommendations included a look at the strengthened evidence between alcohol consumption and cancer.
"In 2017 there were more than 4,000 alcohol-related deaths in Australia, and across 2016/17 more than 70,000 hospital admissions.
"Alcohol is linked to more than 60 medical conditions, particularly numerous cancers. We all need to consider the risks when we decide how much to drink," Professor Kelso said.
The revised guidelines also included the provision that there is no "safe amount" of alcohol consumption for people under the age of 18.
It has also been recommended by the revision that pregnant and breastfeeding women consume no alcohol - previously, small amounts were permissible.
"We need to keep in mind that while the risk of harm to the fetus is likely to be slight when the mother drinks small amounts of alcohol, there is not enough evidence to know for sure whether the fetus will be safe from harm, even at this low amount of alcohol," says Professor Kelso.
