A meta-analysis of seven studies involving nearly 860,000 patients and approximately 12,500 individuals with AF demonstrated an eight per cent increase in incident AF for each additional daily
standard drink.
"Even among adults, there is always a lot of pressure to drink at these events," Huspen noted while suggesting that employees have the option of using
standard drink glasses for non-alcoholic drinks and offering sparkling non-alcoholic drinks in champagne flutes.
A
standard drink is a measure of alcohol consumption representing a beverage which contains a fixed amount of pure alcohol.
The participants were categorized as nondrinkers, light drinkers (less than one
standard drink a day), and moderate drinkers (about one to two
standard drinks per day).
"Average consumption" refers to a
standard drink, defined in the study as 10 grams of pure alcohol, consumed by a person daily, about the equivalent of:
For example, a
standard drink of beer is one 12-ounce can (355 milliliters).
The average state-based alcohol tax, according to the report, is just 3 cents per
standard drink of beer or wine and 5 cents per
standard drink of distilled spirits.
To facilitate research and clinical care and to help individuals make informed choices about how much alcohol they are consuming, public health agencies in the United States have established a definition of a
standard drink, as well as definitions of various alcohol consumption patterns.
This public site aims to make the process easier, provides standard nutritional labeling information, including calories, fat, sodium and carbohydrates, aligns with the company's collaboration with others to enable consumers to make informed choices about drinking as well as provides alcohol content per
standard drink.
Some mixed drinks also contain enough alcohol to be more than one
standard drink. Caption: Even moderate alcohol intake may raise cancer risk.