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This left me confused as well. This NHS article on alcohol abuse cleared it up, though: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-misuse/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditi

This left me confused as well. This NHS article on alcohol abuse cleared it up, though: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-misuse/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-misuse/ > A unit of alcohol is 8g or 10ml of pure alcohol, which is about: > half a pint of lower to normal-strength lager/beer/cider (ABV 3.6%) > a single small shot measure (25ml) of spirits (25ml, ABV 40%) So a 12oz bottle (.75 pint) of 3.6% beer would be 1.5 NHS units. A bottle of 7.2% stout would be 3 units. A full 4 units per day would require a bottle of strong 9.6% beer, or two bottles of a 4.8%. While less eye-popping than four bottles a day, that still seems like a lot of drinking to me, especially if concentrated around a few days. That's 14 bottles of 4.8% beer per week, so imagine four beers on a Wednesday, seven on Friday night, and another three over the weekend after the hangover's worn off – week after week. That seems like it would have to have a health impact, and it's surprising to see it as the limit for "moderate" drinking.

DanBC 7y ago
It is a lot. Recent advice (2016) cut the limits for men down to 14 units a week. The advice has always included recommendations to have some days drink free, and not to save the units up to drink more on one day.
gowld 7y ago
Ah. A USA "drink" is 15ml, so 1.5 UK units.
- beatgammit 7y ago
  That still seems like a lot to me. I've always heard that 2 "drinks" is the limit for being able to drive, and it seems that drinking "during the day" (before dinner) is culturally frowned upon, so taking the advice of 2-3 "drinks"/day would mean you're at the limit every evening. If you have one or more sober days, you'd be over the limit every non-sober day if you do it in one sitting. That being said, I don't drink, so I don't know for certainly what is culturally acceptable, I'm just going based on observations (lunches and dinners with coworkers and whatnot). However, this seems like it could be used to justify poor behavior, especially for health conscious individuals who like to check off boxes.

DanBC 7y ago

It is a lot. Recent advice (2016) cut the limits for men down to 14 units a week. The advice has always included recommendations to have some days drink free, and not to save the units up to drink more on one day.

gowld 7y ago

Ah. A USA "drink" is 15ml, so 1.5 UK units.

beatgammit 7y ago
That still seems like a lot to me. I've always heard that 2 "drinks" is the limit for being able to drive, and it seems that drinking "during the day" (before dinner) is culturally frowned upon, so taking the advice of 2-3 "drinks"/day would mean you're at the limit every evening. If you have one or more sober days, you'd be over the limit every non-sober day if you do it in one sitting. That being said, I don't drink, so I don't know for certainly what is culturally acceptable, I'm just going based on observations (lunches and dinners with coworkers and whatnot). However, this seems like it could be used to justify poor behavior, especially for health conscious individuals who like to check off boxes.