Supporting responsible drinking
Most of us like a drink from time to time but if you drink alcohol it’s important to drink responsibly, this means staying within the safe guidelines.
Safe intakes
- For women no more than 2-3units of alcohol a day.
- For men no more than 3-4 units of alcohol a day.
Here are a few examples of the number of units in some alcoholic drinks:
1 pint of beer or lager (4% ABV) = 2.3 units
1 pint of cider (5.3% ABV) = 3 units
25ml (a pub measure) of spirits (40% ABV) = 1 unit
175ml glass of wine (12.5% ABV) = 2.2 units
Alcopops (5.5% ABV) = 1.5units
More information on the units in various drinks and safe drinking visit drinkaware.co.uk website.
- For good health it’s a good idea to spread your drinking over the week and avoid binge drinking.
- If you do drink too much, you should avoid alcohol for at least 48 hours to give your body a chance to recover.
- Avoid alcohol if you are pregnant or trying to conceive.
For more tips on cutting down on alcohol visit eatwell.gov.uk website.
Know your limits
Many alcoholic drinks will state on the label exactly how many units of alcohol 1 measure contains (by the end of 2009 all Sainsbury’s own-label alcoholic drinks bottles will have this information on the label).
