2 ms·

Moderate drinking not better for health than abstaining, analysis suggests

• deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
• taylodl 2y ago
  > Despite the growing evidence for harm at even low levels, adults in the UK are advised to keep the risk down by not drinking more than 14 units a week. Half a pint of average-strength lager contains one unit and a 125ml glass of wine contains about 1.5 units. This is what gets me. People hear 2 "units" per day and think 2 drinks per day, and so they think I'm only having a "couple of pints", so I'm fine. Well, each pint counts as two drinks, so having two pints per day is actually 4 drinks - and that's "average-strength" lager. The craft beer movement is producing stronger and stronger brews such that 2 pints of your favorite craft brew is actually 4 to 6 drinks. I'm thinking we need to consider labeling laws. Each bottle should indicate how many drinks the bottle is. At the pub, each brew should have the number of drinks beside the brew name. This is super helpful information that will go a long way in helping people to manage their drinking and not drinking more than they intended to.
  • hilbert42 2y ago
    "Each bottle should indicate how many drinks the bottle is." Wine bottles in Australia are already labeled with the number of standard drinks they contain.