The recommended upper limit for alcohol intake is 21 units per week for men, 14 for women. How much alcohol do you drink?

Calculator:
http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/asp/healthy_living/lifestyle/alcohol/alctest.asp

im in the 1-10 category

I dont.

Most likely the only one too.

i rarely drink. so 98% of the time i'd be 0 units a week.

the other 2% 3-4 (not drinking makes you a light weight when you do drink)


now asked this same question about 6 years ago and the answer would have been different. :tongue:

I was reading about the optimum amount you should drink - small amounts of alcohol are really good for relaxing your heart and preventing heart disease. The lowest number of deaths occur in people who drink between 8 and 13 units per week. (Though not all at once!) If you drink either less or more than that amount you are at greater risk of dying apparently:eek:

I was reading about the optimum amount you should drink - small amounts of alcohol are really good for relaxing your heart and preventing heart disease. The lowest number of deaths occur in people who drink between 8 and 13 units per week. (Though not all at once!) If you drink either less or more than that amount you are at greater risk of dying apparently:eek::O
When i was in France i drank that amount, even as a tiny kid

Now i drink about 2 glasses of wine a week...sometimes a little more and sometimes absolutely zero

I may have to start adding the stuff to everything imaginable again

occaisionally a 4 pack with the weekly if I feel exuberant. Whisky sits in the cupboard for about 2 shots a week.

2 or 3 beers an evening. Say, 18 units a week.

im in the 1-10 category
Liar....

I can't write when I've been drinking, so I tend to drink nothing all week and then have maybe a couple of pints on one day off, or get drunk if going out....

I don't have the money to drink, but when I do it isn't even that much. 15-20 units a week?

I can't write when I've been drinkingOddly enough my spelling becomes impeccable when I'm drunk though I start writing absolute bollocks.

Oooer... that link posted gave me a figure of 47 units per week and that was guesstimating...

To my credit I only drink good quality alcohol- fine wines, local ales and funky spirits but they will fuck you up anyway.

Annoying thing is, if in the office late the drinks and joints come out around 5/6 and will go on until we can't be arsed to work anymore (11/12/later). Also, DJing out a lot means I'm often payed in booze and a lot of my friends are quite heavy drinkers which doesn't help.

I wouldn't mind cutting down but I enjoy it and I hardly ever get totally shitfaced, maybe like once a month or so. The rest of the time it's just chilling etc.

Bah booze bollocks

I only ever drink on nights out. I might have a tin or eight every weekend in a blue moon.

On nights out...blergh.

I drink more than the 14 I should but not excessively more and I don't drink every day or binge drink. Although if cutting down a little bit is good for me might try it.

Oddly enough my spelling becomes impeccable when I'm drunk though I start writing absolute bollocks.this is totally true ... i'll vouch for that.

though i think you might have been right that i don't act my age. :eek:

Liar....I'm not actually!
Bare in mind you see me mainly at Festivals and then i do definetely exceed the 1-10...but during the week im studying so dont drink so much really..

Last week I drunk 32 units. But that was 2 nights out, I don't drink on any other occaisions.

I don't know how that poll works, doesn't make any sense to me.
I'll just answer with a lot.

depends on how i feel

i rarely drink. so 98% of the time i'd be 0 units a week.

the other 2% 3-4 (not drinking makes you a light weight when you do drink)


now asked this same question about 6 years ago and the answer would have been different. :tongue:
Ditto

1-10 units, I'm assuming per week?
Although, I don't drink every week. I prefer not to as I don't really enjoy drinking, apart from on special get mighty fooked occasions. :)

Obviously it changes week to week. But I'm in the 20-30 units range I think. But that's over the course of a week which doesn't seem too bad to me. Haven't drunk myself into a hangover or a hospital trip for years so we're doing alright I reckon!

I drink about three pints a week. I just can't resist blackberry soda.

I only drink wine, but on very rare occasions and in a small quantity. And a little glass of champagne on my birthday.

Vino is too expensive. (well for the good bottles, like Chardonnay, prosecco, Blanc de blanc etc)

I used to drink regularly, but nowadays I drink 0 alcohol. I suppose if i drunk alcohol, I would have all the reasons in the world to drink to excess then jump in a car and run down a few hedgehogs.:stunned: (Applies to me in my circumstances)