14 Dec 2010

Christmas drinking : Directgov - Newsroom

Christmas drinking survival

Alcohol Concern has come up with these top tips for safer drinking for Christmas partygoers - whether you’re going out or hosting your own celebrations.

What is a unit of alcohol?

Women can drink two to three units of alcohol per day and men three to four units a day without damaging their health.

As a rough guide: 

  • one pint of normal strength beer contains two units 
  • one 25ml measure of spirits contains one unit of alcohol 
  • one 175ml glass of wine (12 per cent abv) contains two units and a 250ml glass contains three units
  • one 330ml alcopop (4.5 per cent - 5.5 per cent abv) contains one-and-a-half units to two units
  • one 440ml can of strong lager (4.6 per cent - 6 per cent abv) contains three units

Home measures are often larger, so watch the size of your drinks.

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