Re:'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but clear result
by gd1 on Sunday July 21, 2013 @11:16AM
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He said it was 5% for mothers that have 14 drinks per week or more. It will be much less (if not zero) for someone who has 2-3 drinks a week, which is his point.
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Re:'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but clear result
by saalweachter on Sunday July 21, 2013 @11:29AM
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I'm not informed on this topic but I'd like to point out that "14 drinks per week" is "two glasses of wine per day", which sounds like a lot less. You're not getting smashed or even buzzed on a couple of glasses of wine with dinner.
Re:'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but clear result
by rayiner on Sunday July 21, 2013 @12:15PM
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10+% of women self-report as binge drinking during the first trimester, and the FAS rate is only about 0.05-0.2%: http://fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/documents/WYNK_Numbers.pdf.
Re:'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but clear result
by tptacek on Sunday July 21, 2013 @12:15PM
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What does fetal alcohol syndrome have to do with intoxication?
Re:'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but clear result
by pbhjpbhj on Sunday July 21, 2013 @03:45PM
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From the UK drinkaware campaign website (government campaign), http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-o...:
>"The government advises that people should not regularly drink more than the daily unit guidelines of [...] and 2-3 units of alcohol for women (equivalent to a 13% ABV 175 ml glass of wine). ‘Regularly’ means drinking every day or most days of the week."
[175ml is about ¾ cup (USA) and the units above are about equivalent to a single pint of 4% beer]
FWIW If I have 2 glasses of wine I'll be "buzzed" because I don't drink every day. Take a month off from drinking, try two normal glasses (ie not pub measures) and you'll notice.