How much alcohol do you drink a week?

xarjia · 31-01-2008, 10:12

just seen this article saying the recommended guidelines on safe alcohol consumption limits were made up and you have more chance of dying as a teetotal.

strange.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle2697975.ece

Bluenile · 31-01-2008, 10:24

Britain has had the steepest increase in death rates from liver cirrhosis in western Europe since the 1950s, according to a study in this week's issue of The Lancet.

Rates of mortality due to liver cirrhosis can indicate the extent of alcohol harm occurring in a population. David Leon (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK) and Jim McCambridge (King's College London, UK) calculated the mortality rates for liver cirrhosis using data from the World Health Organization Mortality Database.

They calculated rates for all ages and specific age groups in Scotland, England and Wales and compared these to rates in 12 other western European countries - Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark.

The investigators found that mortality rates for liver cirrhosis increased steeply in Scotland, England and Wales during the 1990s. Steady increases took place until the end of the 1970s, and accelerated in the 1980s and again from 1990 to 1994 onwards. In comparison, mortality rates for both men and women in the other European countries declined by 20-30% from the early 1970s. Between the periods 1987-1991, and 1997-2001, cirrhosis mortality in men in Scotland more than doubled, and in England and Wales it rose by over two-thirds. For women, rates increased by a half in the same period. Across both age-groups and sexes, the liver cirrhosis mortality rates in Scotland are now about double that of the European comparison group.

The authors blame increases in alcohol consumption, particularly wine and spirits, as the main reason for the rise in liver cirrhosis mortality. Total recorded alcohol consumption doubled between 1960 and 2002. They add that increases in the rates of heavy drinking, obesity, and hepatitis C may have also contributed. In western Europe, the reduction in mortality rates from liver cirrhosis has been driven by a decline in overall alcohol consumption in the mainly wine-drinking countries of Southern Europe, state the authors.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/35849.php

The trouble is the safe amount varies from person to person so one person may be able to tolerate 40 units a week all their lives with no problems whereas another may get ill drinking 20

Bluenile · 31-01-2008, 10:30

btw. I stopped drinking last June after some health problems. Before that i was drinking around 35 units a week. I had high blood pressure and high cholesterol which were both at least partly down to the amount of Alcohol I was consuming.

Midiboy · 31-01-2008, 12:36

I have a bottle of red wine a night on Fri, Sat, Sun and 2 glasses of red wine Mon-Thu

. I do have weeks where I have nothing Mod-Thu, just to give my liver a rest.

Porcupine · 31-01-2008, 13:54

It varies with me. Some weeks ill have next to nothing - other weeks i will do serious damage to my liver.

This week i have had about 3 bottles of lager in total. Some weeks i will have that i one night, along with wine / gin / vodka.

newkid30 · 31-01-2008, 14:25

I never drink Sunday to Wednesday.
Thursday I will usually have 1 or 2 glasses of wine.
I will have a few drinks usually on a Saturday or Friday night. If I am in a friends house a few glasses of wine, if I'm in the pub a couple of bottles of lager and a vodka.
I used to drink way more in my 20s but I am not as bothered now, plus I can't stand having a hangover.

Sambda · 31-01-2008, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluenile

The trouble is the safe amount varies from person to person so one person may be able to tolerate 40 units a week all their lives with no problems whereas another may get ill drinking 20

Also studies have shown that between 10% and 33% of people never get Alcohlic Liver Disease no matter how much they drink. The reasons for this are not known.

AGirlCalledkill · 31-01-2008, 16:14

None usually. I suppose I have a drink about once a month but sometimes not even that and then I only have 2 pints of cider or a couple of glasses of wine.

31-01-2008, 20:05

12 Pints of Beer in Pub (3 nights a week, 4 pints in 1 night).

8 Cans of Beer in House (4 nights a week, 2 a night).

Hern · 31-01-2008, 20:08

About 5 bottles of Vodka a week.

Sambda · 31-01-2008, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hern

About 5 bottles of Vodka a week.

You're gonna have problems, mate. How long have you been doing that much?

BigBum · 31-01-2008, 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hern

About 5 bottles of Vodka a week.

Wind up, right??

Shall I book you in to ITU?

IWantPVR · 31-01-2008, 20:40

A 750ml bottle of Brandy to myself plus 5 or 6 beers.

I used to do about double that but it didn't feel healthy!

janebach · 31-01-2008, 23:06

I make sure I have three dry night a week other than that I have a glass of wine with my meal maybe a couple at the week-end. I used to drink every evening but it was taking a toll on the old waist line not to mention my liver

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cyfrin · 01-02-2008, 03:13

2 glasses of red wine per night - every night!

Lemonhunny · 01-02-2008, 07:58

None for me.... don't like the taste, much less the smell.

Although I do manage to go through a bottle of Asti on Xmas day with a litre of orange juice slopped in it.

LH

Jorda · 01-02-2008, 08:55

Not much, we sometimes get and enjoy a bottle of wine at the weekend, but still have drink here un-opened from Christmas

Often I'd rather have iced coffee, and my hubs an irish coffee..

We must be close to teetotal

jo x

fannyadams · 01-02-2008, 14:17

Bottle of wine a night, but nothing at all if I am driving.

oxford4eyes · 01-02-2008, 14:22

Try not to drink in the week but not easy in the (summer).But weekends maybe friday night about 10 to 12 bottles of becks.Saturday not as much but depends how i feel after friday.

alco_vixen · 01-02-2008, 23:25

far too much

bluespeed · 02-02-2008, 11:49

Varies. Some weeks I'll go completely without, others it'll be a couple of cans a night.

oxford4eyes · 02-02-2008, 12:15

God i got a bad head today

02-02-2008, 12:17

I only really drink on holiday and special occasions now. I would say I drink less than 60 units a year now.

indianwells · 03-02-2008, 11:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by fannyadams

Bottle of wine a night, but nothing at all if I am driving.

And me! And I make damned sure i'm not driving!

Bluenile · 03-02-2008, 12:08

None

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31-01-2008, 10:12	#1
xarjia Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 228	How much alcohol do you drink a week? just seen this article saying the recommended guidelines on safe alcohol consumption limits were made up and you have more chance of dying as a teetotal. strange. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle2697975.ece

31-01-2008, 10:24	#2
Bluenile Inactive Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wigan, Lancashire. Posts: 11,428	Britain has had the steepest increase in death rates from liver cirrhosis in western Europe since the 1950s, according to a study in this week's issue of The Lancet. Rates of mortality due to liver cirrhosis can indicate the extent of alcohol harm occurring in a population. David Leon (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK) and Jim McCambridge (King's College London, UK) calculated the mortality rates for liver cirrhosis using data from the World Health Organization Mortality Database. They calculated rates for all ages and specific age groups in Scotland, England and Wales and compared these to rates in 12 other western European countries - Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark. The investigators found that mortality rates for liver cirrhosis increased steeply in Scotland, England and Wales during the 1990s. Steady increases took place until the end of the 1970s, and accelerated in the 1980s and again from 1990 to 1994 onwards. In comparison, mortality rates for both men and women in the other European countries declined by 20-30% from the early 1970s. Between the periods 1987-1991, and 1997-2001, cirrhosis mortality in men in Scotland more than doubled, and in England and Wales it rose by over two-thirds. For women, rates increased by a half in the same period. Across both age-groups and sexes, the liver cirrhosis mortality rates in Scotland are now about double that of the European comparison group. The authors blame increases in alcohol consumption, particularly wine and spirits, as the main reason for the rise in liver cirrhosis mortality. Total recorded alcohol consumption doubled between 1960 and 2002. They add that increases in the rates of heavy drinking, obesity, and hepatitis C may have also contributed. In western Europe, the reduction in mortality rates from liver cirrhosis has been driven by a decline in overall alcohol consumption in the mainly wine-drinking countries of Southern Europe, state the authors. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/35849.php The trouble is the safe amount varies from person to person so one person may be able to tolerate 40 units a week all their lives with no problems whereas another may get ill drinking 20

31-01-2008, 10:30	#3
Bluenile Inactive Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wigan, Lancashire. Posts: 11,428	btw. I stopped drinking last June after some health problems. Before that i was drinking around 35 units a week. I had high blood pressure and high cholesterol which were both at least partly down to the amount of Alcohol I was consuming.

31-01-2008, 12:36	#4
Midiboy Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 7,759	I have a bottle of red wine a night on Fri, Sat, Sun and 2 glasses of red wine Mon-Thu . I do have weeks where I have nothing Mod-Thu, just to give my liver a rest.

31-01-2008, 13:54	#5
Porcupine Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 21,392	It varies with me. Some weeks ill have next to nothing - other weeks i will do serious damage to my liver. This week i have had about 3 bottles of lager in total. Some weeks i will have that i one night, along with wine / gin / vodka.

31-01-2008, 14:25	#6
newkid30 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,477	I never drink Sunday to Wednesday. Thursday I will usually have 1 or 2 glasses of wine. I will have a few drinks usually on a Saturday or Friday night. If I am in a friends house a few glasses of wine, if I'm in the pub a couple of bottles of lager and a vodka. I used to drink way more in my 20s but I am not as bothered now, plus I can't stand having a hangover.

31-01-2008, 15:15	#7
Sambda Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,228	Quote: Originally Posted by Bluenile The trouble is the safe amount varies from person to person so one person may be able to tolerate 40 units a week all their lives with no problems whereas another may get ill drinking 20 Also studies have shown that between 10% and 33% of people never get Alcohlic Liver Disease no matter how much they drink. The reasons for this are not known.

31-01-2008, 16:14	#8
AGirlCalledkill Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham Uk Posts: 430	None usually. I suppose I have a drink about once a month but sometimes not even that and then I only have 2 pints of cider or a couple of glasses of wine.

31-01-2008, 20:05	#9
WIGGY~ON~AIR Posts: n/a	12 Pints of Beer in Pub (3 nights a week, 4 pints in 1 night). 8 Cans of Beer in House (4 nights a week, 2 a night).

31-01-2008, 20:08	#10
Hern Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,548	About 5 bottles of Vodka a week.

31-01-2008, 20:12	#11
Sambda Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,228	Quote: Originally Posted by Hern About 5 bottles of Vodka a week. You're gonna have problems, mate. How long have you been doing that much?

31-01-2008, 20:13	#12
BigBum Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,529	Quote: Originally Posted by Hern About 5 bottles of Vodka a week. Wind up, right?? Shall I book you in to ITU?

31-01-2008, 20:40	#13
IWantPVR Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE3 Posts: 7,895	A 750ml bottle of Brandy to myself plus 5 or 6 beers. I used to do about double that but it didn't feel healthy!

31-01-2008, 23:06	#14
janebach Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 41	I make sure I have three dry night a week other than that I have a glass of wine with my meal maybe a couple at the week-end. I used to drink every evening but it was taking a toll on the old waist line not to mention my liver My Page

01-02-2008, 03:13	#15
cyfrin Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SW Wales Posts: 1,180	2 glasses of red wine per night - every night!

01-02-2008, 07:58	#16
Lemonhunny Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,597	None for me.... don't like the taste, much less the smell. Although I do manage to go through a bottle of Asti on Xmas day with a litre of orange juice slopped in it. LH

01-02-2008, 08:55	#17
Jorda Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 246	Not much, we sometimes get and enjoy a bottle of wine at the weekend, but still have drink here un-opened from Christmas Often I'd rather have iced coffee, and my hubs an irish coffee.. We must be close to teetotal jo x

01-02-2008, 14:17	#18
fannyadams Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,060	Bottle of wine a night, but nothing at all if I am driving.

01-02-2008, 14:22	#19
oxford4eyes Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: oxford Posts: 884	Try not to drink in the week but not easy in the (summer).But weekends maybe friday night about 10 to 12 bottles of becks.Saturday not as much but depends how i feel after friday.

01-02-2008, 23:25	#20
alco_vixen Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 302	far too much

02-02-2008, 11:49	#21
bluespeed Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Coast Posts: 4,662	Varies. Some weeks I'll go completely without, others it'll be a couple of cans a night.

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02-02-2008, 12:15	#22
oxford4eyes Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: oxford Posts: 884	God i got a bad head today

02-02-2008, 12:17	#23
newwoman Posts: n/a	I only really drink on holiday and special occasions now. I would say I drink less than 60 units a year now.

03-02-2008, 11:44	#24
indianwells Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,236	Quote: Originally Posted by fannyadams Bottle of wine a night, but nothing at all if I am driving. And me! And I make damned sure i'm not driving!

03-02-2008, 12:08	#25
Bluenile Inactive Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wigan, Lancashire. Posts: 11,428	None .