How much can you drink without harm to health

The head of the UK Department of Health recommended to drink less, and dose - reduced. Maybe the Russians should heed that advice.

Dame Sally Davies (Dame Sally Davies), the chief physician of Great Britain, published results of a study devoted to the use of alcohol in the country, and has made some interesting statements.

Outset: rules in this case in the United Kingdom does not believe in volume and not in an alcohol equivalent. As a measure more in the eighties in the country it has been established so-called unit (or a portion of, unit) of pure 100 per cent alcohol, which is calculated according to the formula:

beverage strength (in degrees) × volume (in ml) ÷ 1000 = a standard unit of alcohol.

For one unit adopted here pint (550 ml) beer or cider (strength 3.6 degrees), or a stack of vodka. Glass of wine volume of 175 ml, and strength of 12 degrees - this is a 2.1 unit credit alcoholAnd a pint of beer fortress 5.2 degrees - three. Details about the number alkoedinits in the amount of drink you can read here.

Now dwell on the new recommendations are based on studies conducted in the past three years. Previously, in the UK the allowable number of alcohol consumed per week dependent on the floor: it was believed that men can drink some more alcohol without harm to their own health than women. three or four more - so, for those female sets the standard two to three units a day and men. Once again, two conditional servings of alcohol - a glass of wine, and three - a half-liter of beer.

But now men is recommended to drink as much and women, not more. This means up to three units a day. Desirable - a week.

In addition, Davis urged to refrain from spitnogo at least two days a week. Failure to do so leads to a rather disastrous consequences: the use of alcohol - stress for the individual. And in the case of excessive libations body simply does not have time to "patch up" itself and starts working for wear.

Of course, we do not live in the UK, the Ministry of Health we have our own, but since we are so eager to become a European country, it may be wise to heed these recommendations?

And how much you use standard units of pure alcohol per week?