Drink Unit Calculator

Sundae · 03-21-2008, 12:11 PM

In discussions about how much we drink, I have mentioned units of alcohol and Govt guidelines. I don't think it came across well as a comparison because we use different terms and different measurements.

So here is a units calculator - for future reference and in case anyone wants to calculate their own alcohol intake using our system. You can convert ml to cl in your head, but if you want to go from imperial measurements I recommend this site.

For the record - our guidelines are no more than 14 units a week for a woman and no more than 21 for a man. If anyone wants to 'fess up their units I'd be interested to hear whether you think the guidelines are too strict, too lax or about right.

SteveDallas · 03-21-2008, 02:03 PM

My absolute maximum comes out to 25 units in a week--that's based on four Scotches and three Martinis in the amounts I usually make. Considering that I hardly ever have a drink every single night for a week, it's probably safe to say that I don't hit the 21 units often, but I do sometimes.

HungLikeJesus · 03-21-2008, 02:11 PM

My average is way under 21 units per day.

monster · 03-21-2008, 08:35 PM

I prefer not to count.

busterb · 03-22-2008, 10:42 AM

^ What she said.

limey · 03-22-2008, 03:23 PM

Recently I've brought myself down to around 21 units a week - that's a lot for a gurl, but then I weigh as much as a rugby prop-forward* anyhows, so does that make it better?

* = large American football player person

03-21-2008, 12:11 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Drink Unit Calculator In discussions about how much we drink, I have mentioned units of alcohol and Govt guidelines. I don't think it came across well as a comparison because we use different terms and different measurements. So here is a units calculator - for future reference and in case anyone wants to calculate their own alcohol intake using our system. You can convert ml to cl in your head, but if you want to go from imperial measurements I recommend this site. For the record - our guidelines are no more than 14 units a week for a woman and no more than 21 for a man. If anyone wants to 'fess up their units I'd be interested to hear whether you think the guidelines are too strict, too lax or about right.

03-21-2008, 02:11 PM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	My average is way under 21 units per day. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-21-2008, 08:35 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I prefer not to count. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-22-2008, 10:42 AM	#5
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	^ What she said. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

03-22-2008, 03:23 PM	#6
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Recently I've brought myself down to around 21 units a week - that's a lot for a gurl, but then I weigh as much as a rugby prop-forward* anyhows, so does that make it better? * = large American football player person __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

03-21-2008, 02:03 PM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	My absolute maximum comes out to 25 units in a week--that's based on four Scotches and three Martinis in the amounts I usually make. Considering that I hardly ever have a drink every single night for a week, it's probably safe to say that I don't hit the 21 units often, but I do sometimes.

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