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.