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Liver cancer risk and alcohol

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Alcohol and liver cancer

  • alcohol consumption is causally associated with liver cancer. A consistently positive, statistically significant association was observed at high intakes

Notes:

Typical Alcohol by Volume (ABV) (%)

Typical volume of a drink (mL)

Ethanol content (g)

UK units of alcohol

Beer

4.5

568 (pint)

20

2.5

Wine

13

175 (glass)

18

2.3

Spirits

40

20 (single)

8

1

Reference:

  • Public Health England (2015). Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC) Statement 2015/S2 - Statement on consumption of alcoholic beverages and risk of cancer.

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