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Is the consumption measured in studies like this a long-term average? I am not a heavy drinker, but there are plenty of days where I am over 2, or even 4, drink
by timerol 3y ago
Is the consumption measured in studies like this a long-term average? I am not a heavy drinker, but there are plenty of days where I am over 2, or even 4, drinks in a day. Recently I have been averaging less than 1 a day, since I only drink 1 or 2 nights in the week.
These studies always seems to categorize people into X per day buckets, but I don't know many people who drink every day, and I worry about those people, even if their overall consumption is low. I would view someone who drinks 2 drinks on Wednesday, 6 drinks on Friday, and 6 on Saturday as having much healthier consumption than someone who drinks 2 drinks every single day, despite that being the same amount of alcohol.
- yourusername 3y agoMore than 5 drinks is considered binge drinking which is considered especially harmful. My view would be the opposite of yours. Someone who drinks 2 glasses of wine with dinner every night is not a problem* but people who drink to the point where they should be drunk 2 nights in a row every week are probably doing more harm to their body. E: * = Probably also a problem, but less of a problem than getting drunk twice a week.