It’s worth knowing what the alcohol guidelines are for drinking safely.
Many of us like a drink, some of us get drunk regularly, but how much is considered a safe limit for our bodies?
You’ve most likely seen information on units and ml of ethanol in drinks which weren’t necessarily that simple to understand.
The safe recommended amounts here are displayed in terms of drinks as this makes more sense to everyone.
Men’s recommended weekly amounts
The recommended alcohol drinking limit per week for men is the equivalent to 21 units which is approximately:
Beer drinking men
A pint is 562ml. For metric measurements, a 500ml glass is also referred to as a pint.
So the recommended alcohol limits per week are:
– 9 pints of normal strength beer at 4-5% alcohol
– 10,5 pints for weaker beers at 3 or 4%
– 7-8 pints of stronger beer at around 6%
If you only drink halves, double the above figures.
Remember fellas, this is per week not per night!
Wine drinking men
If drinking with a normal 125ml glass of wine, these are the recommended limits per week:
– 14 glasses per week of 12% content wine
For fortified wine, life port or sherry: Using a 50ml measure as a basis.
– 21 measures per week at 20% content
Spirits drinking men
On the basis of a small 25ml shot of vodka, gin, whisky, tequila, rum, the recommended weekly amounts are:
– 21 measures of a single shot of spirits
– 10,5 measures of doubles
Seems pretty easy to go over these limits!
I’d better chill on the drinking myself actually.
This doesn’t mean you if you go and drink 9 pints in one night once a week it’s all hunky dory!
Guidelines for daily drinking limits are recommended too. Read on..
Alcohol Guidelines for Drinking Safely
Drinkers need to know what the alcohol guidelines are for drinking safely.
If you drink regularly and especially if you get hangovers, you should probably find out how much is considered a recommended daily limit of alcohol.
Here are the guidelines for daily drinking so you can check your limits per day.
Daily Recommended Amounts
The daily limit for men is 4 units which is approximately:
– 2 pints of any strength beer (6% content beer and below, less if it’s higher in content)
– 3 glasses per day of 12% content wine
For fortified wine, life port or sherry:
Using a 50ml measure as a basis.
– 4 measures per day at 20% content
For spirits on the basis of a small 25ml shot of vodka, gin, whisky, tequila, rum:
– 4 measures of a single shot of spirits
– 2 measures of doubles
The recommended daily alcohol limit for safe drinking for women is 3 units which is approximately:
– 1.5 pints of any strength beer (6% content beer and below, less if it’s higher in content)
– 2.5 glasses per day of 12% content wine
For fortified wine, life port or sherry:
Using a 50ml measure as a basis.
– 3 measures per day at 20% content
For spirits, on the basis of a small 25ml shot of vodka, gin, whisky, tequila, rum:
– 3 measures of a single shot of spirits
Many of us like a drink but what are the alcohol guidelines and how much is considered a safe weekly limit for ladies?
The recommended amounts or drinking limits are here in normal language, as in glasses, shots and pints lingo.
Yes there are loads of ladies who drink beer!
Ladies Recommended Weekly Amounts
The recommended alcohol limits per week for ladies is 14 units which is approximately:
If you’re a lady beer drinker
– 6 pints of normal strength beer at 4-5% alcohol
– 7 pints for weaker beers at 3 or 4%
– 5 pints of stronger beer at around 6%
If you only drink halves, double the above figures.
Remember, these are the drinking limits per week, not per day!
Wine drinking ladies
If drinking with a normal 125ml glass of wine, these are the safe drinking limits:
– 9-10 glasses per week of 12% content wine
For fortified wine, life port or sherry:Using a 50ml measure as a basis.
– 14 measures per week at 20% alcohol content
Per week!
Spirits drinking ladies
On the basis of a small 25ml shot of vodka, gin, whisky, tequila, rum this is what the limit is per week:
– 14 measures of a single shot of spirits
– 7 measures of doubles
Again, this doesn’t mean you can safely down 14 shots in one go and it’s healthy! Easy now.
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