Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion
Mr. Martin O'Sullivan:
Probably moderate. Obviously, high alcohol intake carries other problems such as liver disease and so on. Any alcohol probably is not good. There is probably no safe limit as such, but there are guidelines that indicate there are different levels of alcohol intake that are potentially safe for women and men. Alcohol is one big risk factor. The obesity epidemic that we are currently looking at in society is also a very big problem.