1. Excessive alcohol intake (over 80 g/day for men) is harmful in general and may adversely affect the cardiovascular system; the effects of low or moderate intakes have not been adequately tested. Salt intake is needlessly high in Britain: the panel says consideration should be given to ways of reducing it. It sees advantages in replacing the proposed reduction of dietary fat by eating more fibre rich bread, cereals, fruit, and vegetables. Obesity should be avoided or treated by appropriate food intake and regular exercise. The value of supplements of eicosapentaenoic acid requires more research and the panel cautions against their unsupervised use. Hardness of drinking water, emphasised in the 1974 DHSS report, gets no specific recommendations
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