Discounted wine to cause surge in liver disease among women

A leading liver expert has called for a ban on supermarket meal deals that include heavily discounted wine, as medics prepare for a surge in the number of women suffering alcohol- related diseases.

Dr Orla Crosbie says the popular ‘dine in for two’ deals offered by major supermarket chains for as little as €14, bottle of wine included, are helping fuel a culture of regular weekday drinking that is leading to an epidemic of liver disease in women.

She also wants alcohol to be sold separately from groceries in supermarkets in the hope that having to queue for a checkout a second time would deter women from impulse buying.