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Re:Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and demen... by cnasc on Thursday August 02, 2018 @04:18PM (#17675102)
> when they say, "drink", they mean "standard drink", which is this quasi-mythological beverage that one never encounters in real life.

I encounter 12oz bottles and cans of 5% abv beer literally every day

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Re:Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and demen... by eadmund on Thursday August 02, 2018 @06:28PM (#17676004)
A 12 oz is .34 L, which at 5% would be 1.7 units of alcohol — rather different than a single unit.
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Re:Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and demen... by volkl48 on Thursday August 02, 2018 @07:16PM (#17676237)
In the US, "units of alcohol" are not a thing or part of the government recommendations.

One standard drink in the US is tied to 12oz of 5% beer (or it's equivalents in wine/spirits), not the UK definition of a "unit" of alcohol.

When there are US health recommendations made, they are referring to standard drinks.

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