UK Recommends Two Drink-Free Days Per Week

People should have at least two drink-free days out of the week, according to new UK government guidelines set out by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. The committee said recommendations needed to be revamped because they can be conflicting and difficult to understand.

In 1987, UK national guidelines suggested that men should drink a maximum of 21 units per week and women should not exceed 14 units per week. But, in 1995, guidelines changed when the government recommended against more than three to four units per day and two to three units per day for women, according to BBC News. Some experts questioned whether the new guidelines validated daily alcohol consumption.

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