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A good question to ask is what each person considers drinking in moderation: The WHF considers moderation as 1 standard beverage per day (for a woman). This is
by quitit 3y ago
A good question to ask is what each person considers drinking in moderation:
The WHF considers moderation as 1 standard beverage per day (for a woman). This is the basis of their recommendations.
Their other definitions include: A woman is considered a heavy drinker if she has eight or more drinks per week, or a binge drinker if she has more than four drinks in one sitting.
So over to the HN forums:
What do you consider "moderate drinking"?
- P_I_Staker 3y ago1-2 drinks 1-3 times per week. Everything else is drug abuse. Maybe the abuse is minor.
- bruce343434 3y agoTaking moderate to mean "somewhere in the middle of 2 extremes": 3 drinks per event, one or two events per week (disclaimer: am a college student)
- bowsamic 3y agoI would say here in Germany moderate drinking is 4 beers twice a week or so, or maybe a beer a day every day
- AdamN 3y ago.75L 2-3x/week
- pera 3y agoI don't understand why we use vague terms like "moderation" when we could just use numbers. In the UK "in moderation" is 14 units per week, and IIRC it used to be higher. There was some study posted here many years ago that showed a clear increase risk of cancer starting at 5 units per week, so don't drink more than 2 pints/week (or 1 pint if you like Belgian ales like me :P)
- zolbrek 3y agoModerate drinking is being able to drive home from the bar while keeping your BAC under 0.05%