Consuming 30 or more grams of alcohol a day raises the likelihood of developing the disease by 22 per cent, scientists found. That is the equivalent of roughly two drinks or three units of alcohol, according to the researchers.
There were titters galore last week as the Government announced its latest wheeze in the war on obesity: enlist the Strictly Come Dancing judges to encourage our ever-growing population to cha cha cha itself to fitness. Could the NHS, overburdened by the obese to the tune of £1bn a year, really be relieved by the guiding hands (and feet) of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel-Horwood and Len Goodman? Could the pase doble, the Viennese waltz and lashings of sequins save us from ourselves? Or is this just another ridiculous idea cooked up by a government that wastes our time and money?
