'Booze break' is obvious

By recommending two alcohol-free days each week, MPs have caught up with what the industry has understood for years.

At the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup, seminars cover all aspects of business, including health. The fundamentals are obvious: eat healthily, exercise, drink plenty of water and have two dry days a week.

Retailers, distillers, brewers and winemakers must join with the public to reclaim the middle ground of common sense from government and the medical fraternity. Health is a start.

Glenn Payne, Beer2Love