Is one glass of red daily ok or does it increase my chances of...

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The usual diseases associated with drinking. For the past few weeks I have been almost consuming one glass on a daily basis and apart from relaxing me I am also finding my as (ankylosing spondylitis) is being given some relief too. Meanwhile, I am wondering what the latest advice from scientists is in regards to drinking the red stuff?

I think the last bit of "evidence" I saw was that a little is actually better than none at all

if u check the advice it is all conflicting...i would say so long as u are within the recommended weekly allowance and u are relaxing and have less pain, go for it. alocholol on a regular basis is bette for you than having your weekly allowance in one go....just stick to the guidelines....enjoy

Er, bit embarrassed to ask but what is the weekly allowance with regards to smallish wine glasses.

125ml glass red wine (13% ABV, eg Campo Viejo Rioja) = 1.63 units apparently

weekly recommended amount for women is 14 units, so 9-10 glasses a week at that strength

a lot of red wine is 14% or worse though so you need to read the labels

Thanks ponders - after googling, advice was seriously convicting and seemed to change from month to month so I ended up thinking sod it, I'll post on mumsnet instead.

If you can stick to just one small glass a night you should be fine

(I drink small glasses too but considerably more than one as a rule )

Convicting? contradicting... Better stick to the one..