Alcoholics lie to their GPs about the amount they drink.Byline: ANI London, Nov 20 (ANI): In a survey carried out, about 40 per cent of heavy boozers have admitted that they lie to GPs about the amount they have had to drink. As per the research, those who drink more than double the recommended daily limit of alcohol, which is three to four units for men and two to three for women, were almost 10 times more likely to fib. The survey carried out by YouGov on 1,429 adults showed that 12 per cent of heavy drinkers lied to partners, 13 per cent mislead mis·lead tr.v. mis·led , mis·lead·ing, mis·leads 1. To lead in the wrong direction. 2. To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive. friends and 19 per cent did not own up to colleagues. It further revealed that almost one in five even deluded themselves, and that men were more likely to underplay the amount they drink than women. "People find it embarrassing but, as GPs, we are here to help," the Daily Express quoted Professor Steve Field, of the Royal College of General Practitioners The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) was founded in 1952 in London, England. It is a registered charity that aims to maintain the highest standards of general medical practice in education, training and research in the UK. , as saying. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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