How much is a unit?
As a rough guide:
One 175ml glass of 12% Wine = 2 Units
One pint of normal strength Lager = 2 Units
One 275ml bottle of Alcopop = 1.5 Units
A single (25ml) measure of Spirits = 1 Unit
Daily Drinking Limit Guide
In 1995 the government introduced a daily rather than a weekly limit on alcohol consumption to highlight the risks of drinking more than your daily limit in one drinking session.
The following recommendations apply to adults aged over 18 years. If you are younger than this, you should reduce the amounts that you drink in each session or you could experience unpleasant side effects that will affect your health (please see section on Health Impacts of Alcohol).
Men
In the same way that men can eat more than women, they are also able to drink a little more, without causing long term damage. This is due to a number of factors such as them usually weighing more than women and also having more water in their bodies. This means that a woman who drinks the same amount of alcohol as a man will have a higher blood alcohol concentration than the man has.
There will be no significant risk to men’s health if they drink between 3 and 4 units a day or less (please see above to explain how many units are in each alcoholic beverage). If a man were to drink more than four units a day on a regular basis, then there is an increased risk to their health.
Women
There will be no significant risk to women’ health is they drink between 2 and 3 units a day or less (please see above to explain how many units are in each alcoholic beverage). However, if a woman were to drink more than 3 units a day on a regular basis, then there is an increased risk to their health.
Young people
The risks associated with excessive alcohol consumption are higher for young people as they will go into a coma with lower blood alcohol levels than adults will. They are also more likely to experience low blood sugar levels, hypothermia and breathing difficulties.
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