Study: Boozy Brits underestimate their drinking

UPDATED 11:17 AM EST, February 27, 2013

LONDON (AP) — A survey says that Britons are underestimating their alcohol consumption by around 40 percent, with a big gap between the booze people own up to drinking and the amount of alcohol sold nationwide.

Such discrepancies may not be terribly surprising. Many a drunk claims not to have had more than a couple of beers and lead author Sadie Boniface said that many doctors mentally double the alcohol intake reported to them by their patients.

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