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> when they say, "drink", they mean "standard drink", which is this quasi-mythological beverage that one never encounters in real life. I encounter 12oz bottle
by cnasc 8y ago
> when they say, "drink", they mean "standard drink", which is this quasi-mythological beverage that one never encounters in real life.
I encounter 12oz bottles and cans of 5% abv beer literally every day
- eadmund 8y agoA 12 oz is .34 L, which at 5% would be 1.7 units of alcohol — rather different than a single unit.
- volkl48 8y agoIn the US, "units of alcohol" are not a thing or part of the government recommendations. One standard drink in the US is tied to 12oz of 5% beer (or it's equivalents in wine/spirits), not the UK definition of a "unit" of alcohol. When there are US health recommendations made, they are referring to standard drinks.