Bar stool philosophers have provided the world with a great many myths about drinking.
Like old wives tales many of these ideas have little or no scientific basis but are widely accepted as fact by consumers.
Whatever your tipple and whatever your drinking habits such advise leads little to promote itself to the sober reader, but probably makes much more sense after a few jars.
Here we look at ten bar stool booze myths and look behind the accepted facts.
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