A leading consultant has urged people to lower their alcohol intake as he suggests many people’s Covid-19 drinking habits have stayed around.
Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast, Professor John Ryan, Consultant Hepatologist at Beaumont Hospital, explained that liver disease is currently in the top five killers in the country, with more than half of adults living with chronic liver disease.
Professor Ryan told the radio show: "Particularly during Covid-19 we got into a habit of having maybe a glass of wine in the evenings, and that can turn into half a bottle of wine and then a bottle of wine.
