England"s chief medical officer has admitted she could have chosen her words better when she told women to “do as I do” and consider the risks of breast cancer when drinking wine.
Dame Sally Davies faced criticism for her remarks to a science and technology select committee hearing in February.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, she claimed she wanted to highlight the low-risk guidance for drinking.
But she said she could have framed her comments better.
Dame Sally made the admission during her guest-editing slot on the Today programme where she discussed alcohol with wine writer Jancis Robinson.
Dame Sally said: “Let me start by saying I could have framed that better, couldn"t I, when I was in front of the select committee.
Your guide to alcohol drinking limits”And everyone knows, who knows me well, that I enjoy a glass of wine too. What I was trying to get over is, what are the low-risk guidance for drinking?”
In January, tough new guidelines were issued which cut the recommended dr..
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