April 12, 2008

Doctors attack 'supersize' drinks

Increasingly large pub measures are pushing customers towards unsafe levels of drinking, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.

RCP president Ian Gilmore accused the pub industry of acting irresponsibly and urged it to put its house in order. Some 14% of licensed premises say they now offer only 250ml sized wine glasses - equivalent to a third of a bottle.

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers hit back that it was in the business of offering customers choice. The 125ml wine glass used to be the standard size but now just 16% of pubs and bars say it is their normal size. Customers give their view of larger measures.

Supersize drinks lead to supersize heart attacks!

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