It's the civilised drink women across the country uncork on a daily basis but many don't notice the glasses of wine adding up - or know the real damage they can do.
Tick tock, tick tock, that's the sound of wine o'clock. For many women like me, in their 30s, our poison of choice is wine - so civilised and lovely, such a necessary complement to a delicious meal, the sophisticate's drink of choice. Wine is all that, and of course it's an instantaneous de-stressor. Bad day at the office? A glass of wine is always the solution. Friday night wind-down on the couch with Netflix? Time to crack open a bottle of cabernet sauvignon.
There seems to be very few occasions, either stressful or celebratory, where vino doesn't seem appropriate - and that raises questions. Are we keeping proper tabs on how much we're drinking? And are we fully aware of the potential damage a regular wine habit can cause?
There are certain alcohol related statistics that cannot be ignored. Firstly there's the fact that women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week and that a large glass of an 11pc alcohol-by-volume or ABV wine (250ml, the generous size you might pour at home) contains 2.8 units of alcohol.
Then there's the fact that whether it's drinking wine or other types of booze, Irish women are overdoing it. According to Alcohol Action Ireland - the national charity for alcohol related issues which is partially funded by the HSE - four out of 10 women report a drinking pattern that is already causing damage to their health.
Source: Claire O' Mahony, Irish Independent, 19/04/2015
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