Drinkers should have at least two alcohol-free days a week, according to a group of MPs and health officials.

Politicians have called for a complete overhaul of drinking guidelines, in a new report from the House of Commons science and technology committee.

Before any changes in alcohol policy come into place, the public should stay away from drink for two days a week, the report says.

"Sensible" drinking limits, of up to four units a day for men and three for women, should not be increased, MPs add.

The advice is not aimed at people who drink to get drunk, but those who have a drink in the evenings after work, but the frequency of their drinking is pushing them over current safe levels.

Current guidelines focusing on the maximum units of alcohol that can be safely consumed often leave people confused about how many glasses of wine or pints of beer they can drink, experts found.

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