1 unit of alcohol is in a 12 oz can of beer (4.9% ABV). If the beer is lite, it will be a little less than one unit, but not significantly.
According to “The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health,” the healthiest amount of alcohol to drink is one or two units a day. For women, the healthiest amount is half that (half of a unit to one whole unit). This is actually healthier than not drinking at all. One unit is a 12 oz beer, 4 oz of wine, or 1.5 oz of liquor.
The potential consequences of alcohol abuse are too numerous to list concisely here. For more information on alcohol and health, read this wikipedia article:
Alcoholic beverages – all of them- are gaged by proof, about half a percent per, so a 7 proof ale contains 3,5 percent alcohol by volume. You know, 1 percent = 1/100th.of the volume. The amount tolerable by a persons system varies by weight, constitution, metabolism and activity level, as well as general health. States set blood alcohol limits for driving, and there are toxic limits set medically in terms of milligrams per deciliter in the blood itself. But none of this has to do with how often you should imbibe in a week , The question itself becomes scary, as it indicates a wish to drink as heavily as possible, a very bad choice both socially, and ultimately for general health ones life focus, to say nothing of the cost, The alcohol in ale lager and beer is not a bit different from that in gin, or whiskey, and there is no more safety in imbibing it in beer than in watering it down any other way. Once in your gut, it goes directly into the bloodstream and is only converted slowly to sugar by a small part of the liver that is easily damaged by the activity, as alcohol is a systemic poison. Ales and beers are actually worse for your health than some other forms in this regard, because they contain a butt load of other calorie sources as well, and will fatten you up faster than anything I can think of off hand. Drinking is best done in moderation, period.
3 Responses to How many units of alcohol are in the average can of lager?
c_noyes
December 4th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
1 unit of alcohol is in a 12 oz can of beer (4.9% ABV). If the beer is lite, it will be a little less than one unit, but not significantly.
According to “The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health,” the healthiest amount of alcohol to drink is one or two units a day. For women, the healthiest amount is half that (half of a unit to one whole unit). This is actually healthier than not drinking at all. One unit is a 12 oz beer, 4 oz of wine, or 1.5 oz of liquor.
The potential consequences of alcohol abuse are too numerous to list concisely here. For more information on alcohol and health, read this wikipedia article:
rock star
December 4th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
2 units per can
inconsolate61
December 4th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Alcoholic beverages – all of them- are gaged by proof, about half a percent per, so a 7 proof ale contains 3,5 percent alcohol by volume. You know, 1 percent = 1/100th.of the volume. The amount tolerable by a persons system varies by weight, constitution, metabolism and activity level, as well as general health. States set blood alcohol limits for driving, and there are toxic limits set medically in terms of milligrams per deciliter in the blood itself. But none of this has to do with how often you should imbibe in a week , The question itself becomes scary, as it indicates a wish to drink as heavily as possible, a very bad choice both socially, and ultimately for general health ones life focus, to say nothing of the cost, The alcohol in ale lager and beer is not a bit different from that in gin, or whiskey, and there is no more safety in imbibing it in beer than in watering it down any other way. Once in your gut, it goes directly into the bloodstream and is only converted slowly to sugar by a small part of the liver that is easily damaged by the activity, as alcohol is a systemic poison. Ales and beers are actually worse for your health than some other forms in this regard, because they contain a butt load of other calorie sources as well, and will fatten you up faster than anything I can think of off hand. Drinking is best done in moderation, period.