tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post1359550842457713410..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Teetotallers still dying earlierChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-30357606148336977142013-12-13T13:58:45.709+00:002013-12-13T13:58:45.709+00:00The definitions used in the paper are as follows i...The definitions used in the paper are as follows in grams of ethanol per day (ethanol is 789 g/litre)<br /><br />Abstiner: 0<br />Light: 0 to 14<br />Moderate: 14 to 42<br />Heavy: 42 or more.<br /><br />One unit of alcohol is 7.9 grams, or 10 ml of pure ethanol. The definition of a moderate drinker is therefore between just under 2 units up to just over 5 units per day.<br /><br />By contrast, Government health advisories on alcohol recommend regular consumption of alcohol should be below 3 to 4 units per day for men, or 2 to 3 for women. As you are no doubt aware, these figures were arrived at not through evidence or experimentation, but by asking a panel of experts to pull figures out of the air (to put it politely).<br /><br />The study clearly demonstrates the utter futility of this approach.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618328278732100203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-85730246727543183862013-12-13T13:17:54.220+00:002013-12-13T13:17:54.220+00:00A blast from the past. Note that one of the author...A blast from the past. Note that one of the authors is Archie Cochrane the founding guru of EBM...<br />http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(79)92765-X/abstractVovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823050600809389492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-85106900799472268492013-12-13T11:35:32.219+00:002013-12-13T11:35:32.219+00:00Indeed booze must be subsidized by the public heal...Indeed booze must be subsidized by the public health establishment. It should be free. Here's to your health!Steve Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383295018835353604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-63373933470141068072013-12-13T08:56:43.787+00:002013-12-13T08:56:43.787+00:00A valid point, Ben. What, exactly, is the definiti...A valid point, Ben. What, exactly, is the definition of a 'moderate' drinker? Moderate by whose standards? Alcohol Concern would probably peg 'moderate' at three glasses of wine a week, whereas I consider my average of one bottle of red wine during the course of an evening as 'moderate'.nisakimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563041282703559939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-53960488179059873062013-12-13T06:27:49.844+00:002013-12-13T06:27:49.844+00:00Interesting result. But how can I become a moderat...Interesting result. But how can I become a moderate drinker and at the same time avoid becoming a light drinker. I haven't found any clear definition.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16821473060642204067noreply@blogger.com