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Standard Drink

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Standard Drink
A notional volume containing a specified amount of alcohol. One unit of alcohol is about 8 grams of pure ethanol, equal to a half pint of beer, a (small) glass of wine, half a glass of sherry or port, or one measure (shot glass) of spirits

standard drink
Substance abuse A 'unit' of alcohol consumption equal to 44 ml–a 'shot'–of 40% alcohol by volume, aka 'hard' liquor–gin, rum, vodka, whiskey, or 150 ml of 12% alcohol by volume–eg, wine, or 360 ml of 5% alcohol by volume–eg, beer. See Alcoholic type I, Alcoholic type II, Alcoholism.


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The researchers classified moderate exposure as drinking 3-4 standard drinks per occasion- that's about two normal glasses of wine-and no more than a bottle of wine drunk over a week.
found that those who drank the equivalent of 10 standard drinks had an 80% increased risk of being diagnosed with the condition within five years, reported The Times of London.
But experts calculated that while a UK unit is eight grams, a standard drink in Ireland, such as a half glass of beer or small glass of wine, has 10 grams.
 
 
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