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Alcohol: A dangerous love affair?
Nine To Noon
English - April 13, 2020 23:35 - 16 minutes - 15 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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While coping with the lockdown might have you reaching for the wine - or something stronger - George Seber would caution against that. He's an Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Auckland University and has crunched the numbers on the harm caused by the $4b New Zealanders spend on alcohol each year. His book, co-authored with his friend Dr Graeme Woodfield, is called 'Alcohol: A Dangerous Love Affair' and looks at how even moderate amounts can still have adverse health effects.