roughly how many units in a bottle of red please?
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I never do, not even a half. But i want to make sure i'm not over the limit before i set off for work if iv'e had a few the night before. Also work has a D&A policy which is probably stricter than most and i don't want to fall foul for the sake of having one glass too many.
I know how easy it is to down a bottle and wake up after 8 hours feeling fine. Then spend 2 hours getting ready and getting to work and yet i could theoretically still be over the limit.
Just playing safe is all. I do like a drink and want to enjoy it without any worry.
I know how easy it is to down a bottle and wake up after 8 hours feeling fine. Then spend 2 hours getting ready and getting to work and yet i could theoretically still be over the limit.
Just playing safe is all. I do like a drink and want to enjoy it without any worry.
Nick P said:
Works out at about 1 unit per glass and the drink drive limit is around 4 units so if you have only had 4 glasses you should be ok.
rubbish IMHO.....4 glasses of wine will put you way over.....more like 1 1/2 is near the limit
Pretty meaningless unless the period of the quaffing is mentioned. And if its on top of a meal or not. But yes, 4 units imbibed in a short time on an empty stomach will put you over, unless you weigh approx 25 stone!
bilko2 said:
Wow!
I doubt there are many that would be deemed a responsible driver after drinking half a bottle of red wine ( if a bottle is realy 8 units ). Well that maybe a bit sweeping, lets just say that i wouldn't get in a car with someone who had had half a bottle.
Been there, done that (got into a car with someone who has had half a bottle). Depends on the indiviual, the time he drank over, my judgement at the time etc. etc.
Right, got it.
Sorry, i should have looked first.
www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/cat.php?catid=865&docid=7072
Sorry, i should have looked first.
www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/cat.php?catid=865&docid=7072
s2art said:
Just learned this last week!
Alcohol units are measured by % of a litre.
So Red wine at 14% ABV means 14 units/litre
Beer at 5% means 5 units/litre.
So for your Q? Approx 9 - 111 units in a bottle of red.
111 units per bottle? Where can I buy some?
Perhaps that was a result of to many units consumed?
or just that it is only 7.7 celcius in here and i can barely feel my fingertips!!!
Interesting though.
I wonder how many people are regularly over the limit when they get in their car in the morning without even realising it?
A good bottle of re on an empty stomach is 10-11 units. 7 hours kip...
Or even people that are used to 3 or 4 good glasses of spirit 2or 3 times a week. Makes you think, well it does me
Not trying to weed anyone out just never realy thought about it like that before.
I wonder how many people are regularly over the limit when they get in their car in the morning without even realising it?
A good bottle of re on an empty stomach is 10-11 units. 7 hours kip...
Or even people that are used to 3 or 4 good glasses of spirit 2or 3 times a week. Makes you think, well it does me
Not trying to weed anyone out just never realy thought about it like that before.
bilko2 said:
Interesting though.
I wonder how many people are regularly over the limit when they get in their car in the morning without even realising it?
A good bottle of re on an empty stomach is 10-11 units. 7 hours kip...
Or even people that are used to 3 or 4 good glasses of spirit 2or 3 times a week. Makes you think, well it does me
Not trying to weed anyone out just never realy thought about it like that before.
But generally its not gulp down an entire bottle immediately before getting seven hours sleep is it? Normally you would spread out the wine over a few hours.
s2art said:
Interesting though.
I wonder how many people are regularly over the limit when they get in their car in the morning without even realising it?
A good bottle of re on an empty stomach is 10-11 units. 7 hours kip...
Or even people that are used to 3 or 4 good glasses of spirit 2or 3 times a week. Makes you think, well it does me
Not trying to weed anyone out just never realy thought about it like that before.
But generally its not gulp down an entire bottle immediately before getting seven hours sleep is it? Normally you would spread out the wine over a few hours.
Yeah, I suppose so.
The "normal" figure of the body getting rid of one unit asn hour I think is too low. But if we are talking driving is probably a very good guide. For example some one who drinks regularly will get rid (metabolise) alcohol alot quicker because the body response to alcohol over a longer period of time by making more enzymes (induction). Food, time period, size and hydration also make a difference. You can pick cheap breathlysers up from ebay and other places, mates got one and although I won't take the risk he finds it useful for the next day and has indeed taken a couple of taxis to work over xmas period because of it.
medicineman said:
The "normal" figure of the body getting rid of one unit asn hour I think is too low. But if we are talking driving is probably a very good guide. For example some one who drinks regularly will get rid (metabolise) alcohol alot quicker because the body response to alcohol over a longer period of time by making more enzymes (induction). Food, time period, size and hydration also make a difference. You can pick cheap breathlysers up from ebay and other places, mates got one and although I won't take the risk he finds it useful for the next day and has indeed taken a couple of taxis to work over xmas period because of it.
Agreed. There are probably some 18+ stone beer monsters here on PH who can process alcohol at many times the nominal 1 unit per hour rate. Note that men can detox alcohol while its still in their stomachs, but women cant.
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