Unit 7 Alcoholic beverages

In England, among people aged 15 to 49 years, what is the leading cause of ill-health, disability, and death?

• junk food

• sugar

• alcohol

• drugs

Alcohol misuse across the UK is a significant public health problem with major health, social and economic consequences, estimated at between

• £1 and £2 million a year

• £21 and £52 billion a year

• £30 and £40 million a year

• £5 to £15 billion a year

How many hospital admissions are in England each year related to alcohol

• over five hundred thousands

• over two hundred thousands

• over a million

• over million and half

The UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) advise that to keep the risk from alcohol low, adults should not regularly drink more than .... units of alcohol per week.

• 14

• 16

• 18

• 21

There is a significantly increased risk of ...... cancers among drinkers, particularly when combined with smoking or any form of tobacco use

• kidney

• liver

• stomach

• oral

Around ..... of adults in England and Scotland, regularly drink at levels that increase their risk of ill health

• 24%

• 10%

• 15%

• 30%

One unit equals .....ml or 8g of pure alcohol, which is around the amount of alcohol the average adult liver can break down in an hour, although this will vary from person to person.

• 5ml

• 20ml

• 10ml

• 15ml

To keep health risks to a low level, it is safest not to drink more than ... units per week

• 21

• 16

• 10

• 14

For adults who drink as much as 14 units per week, it is best to spread this evenly over.....days or more

• 2 days

• 3 days

• 1 day

‘Low risk’ drinking is not regularly exceeding ..... units per week, spread evenly over the week.

• 21

• 16

• 15

• 14