How many units [poll]

[Chippy_Tea]

After reading a post about units in the Snug i thought a new poll would be of interest, the first two poll results are below (2018 & 2021)

The maximum number of weekly units has dropped to 8 from 14 so i will change the first value to 8.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

After reading a post about units in the Snug i thought a new poll would be of interest, the first two poll results are below (2018 & 2021)

The maximum number of weekly units has dropped to 8 from 14 so i will change the first value to 8.

So far there are two votes and both are over 35 - is that you and me Chippy

PS Bless you for just having the top category as over 35

 

[Chippy_Tea]

PS Bless you for just having the top category as over 35

Didn't want to go much higher i would have had to count accurately and may have scared myself

 

[dad_of_jon]

I keep a track in a spreadsheet ever since 2001...

according to current guidelines I died years ago

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I keep a track in a spreadsheet ever since 2001...

according to current guidelines I died years ago

Do i need to change the last option to over 35 but less than 500?

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Will start using my drinkaware app again from Monday and let you know

 

[Rodcx500z]

I have had to cut back bit since my HA last year, i will be 70 in 13 days so a big party that day

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

After reading a post about units in the Snug i thought a new poll would be of interest, the first two poll results are below (2018 & 2021)

The maximum number of weekly units has dropped to 8 from 14 so i will change the first value to 8.


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I thought it was 21 for men and 14 for women at one point. Have I been dreaming or is that right?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I thought it was 21 for men and 14 for women at one point. Have I been dreaming or is that right?

I don't know where i got the 8 unit figure from i have searched and all results say 14 -

to keep health risks from alcohol to a low level, it is safest not to drink more than 14 units a week on a regular basis. if you regularly drink as much as 14 units per week, it's best to spread your drinking evenly over 3 or more days.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Do i need to change the last option to over 35 but less than 500?

No don’t do that. No reason

 

[Donegal john]

Move to Ireland. You can have 17 “regular “ drinks.
A regular drink is -

• a pub measure of spirits (35.5ml)
• a small glass of wine (12.5% volume)
• a half pint of normal beer
• an alcopop (275ml bottle)

A bottle of 12.5% alcohol wine has about 7 standard drinks.

If that’s the case I’m in the 25-35 bracket unless I cross the border then it’s up to the high bracket And I’m at risk.

 

[Graz]

Wow didn't realise it dropped to 8 units. I drink Thursday to Sunday evenings, of an evening typically the wife and I will share a bottle of wine with dinner (5 units) and I'll probably have a couple of beers so that's my quota gone in a night. The weeks worth puts me into the over 35 units camp. I could probably do with cutting back a bit.

 

[531Man]

Wow didn't realise it dropped to 8 units. I drink Thursday to Sunday evenings, of an evening typically the wife and I will share a bottle of wine with dinner (5 units) and I'll probably have a couple of beers so that's my quota gone in a night. The weeks worth puts me into the over 35 units camp. I could probably do with cutting back a bit.

Cut back?
Take all recommendation fads with a pinch of salt say we.
Cholesterol,
Dairy butter,
Full milk,
Insert your favorite here.........

All had warnings which have come and gone, or even flipped around.
Cut out nothing and have everything in moderation.
Our ancestors ate whatever they could get, which is why we are here.
OK they didn't all live that long, but then they didn't have the NHS.
Motto:
Eat and drink sensibly,
Save Our NHS!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Cut out nothing and have everything in moderation.

Eat and drink sensibly,
Save Our NHS!

The problem is at what point does in moderation become too much.

• 9 - 24​

• 25 - 35​

• More than 35​

 

[Jim Brewster]

My consumption has crept up since I got tired of big beers and took a preference to sessionable easy drinking styles, I reckon about 50 a week give or take.

 

[Sandimas]

Cut back?
Take all recommendation fads with a pinch of salt say we.

Absolutely.....always done things in moderation, just been diagnosed with a hormonal cancer due to my genes, go figure. I'll be eating and drinking what I like from now on.

 

[dad_of_jon]

Do i need to change the last option to over 35 but less than 500?

whoops that is ML of alcohol consumed so divide by 10 for UNITS

 

[dad_of_jon]

I thought it was 21 for men and 14 for women at one point. Have I been dreaming or is that right?

it was 28 for men and 21 for women before that.

I once read a WHO report (pre 2012) that said under 35 units low - 35-53 medium and 53+ high risk to health. I'm tying to get back into the medium category

 

[jof]

It's all ******** promoted by neo temperance movement scaring the government into how costly alcohol related issues are for the NHS.
Also trying to hide the fact that we need to effectively ration NHS due to cost & available trained staff numbers.

 

[Rodcx500z]

PHE and all the boring gits who spout all this ********, well i have a message for you (go and wallow in a sea of your own self pity) i have a life and i will live it as i choose, i am 70 years old i like a drink always have, i worked all my life to live not the other way round and i have bloody well enjoyed it so far, and i have only been in hospital 4 times and one of those was when i was born, i paid in for 40 odd years so the nhs owe's me on that rekoning so all those who like to tell people how to live feck off and go enjoy yourself