There have been a number of ideas for how to control drinking.
One that has been around since 1987 is that men should consume no more than 21 drinks per week and women no more than 14. There is a little problem in defining the size of a drink but these counts are a good rough guide.
There was a later revision to no more than three to four drinks per day for men and no more than two to three per day for women.
A new one from England is the idea of having two drink free days per week. The idea is that the body needs 48 hours to recover after heavy drinking.
This idea fits with the ancient concept of fasting twice a week.
An idea that is not so good is the one that shows gender, body weight and the correlation with blood alcohol levels. These charts show at what point one is above .08, the presumptive level for DUI convictions. Anyone who has been drinking anything should not be driving.
I like the definition I heard once that an alcoholic is someone who drinks more than his doctor.
David Sneed
One that has been around since 1987 is that men should consume no more than 21 drinks per week and women no more than 14. There is a little problem in defining the size of a drink but these counts are a good rough guide.
There was a later revision to no more than three to four drinks per day for men and no more than two to three per day for women.
A new one from England is the idea of having two drink free days per week. The idea is that the body needs 48 hours to recover after heavy drinking.
This idea fits with the ancient concept of fasting twice a week.
An idea that is not so good is the one that shows gender, body weight and the correlation with blood alcohol levels. These charts show at what point one is above .08, the presumptive level for DUI convictions. Anyone who has been drinking anything should not be driving.
I like the definition I heard once that an alcoholic is someone who drinks more than his doctor.
David Sneed
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