Servings:
Number of units per serving
1 234
We all need at least two
alcohol-free days a week
14
units
per
week
To keep health risks from alcohol to a low level
it is safest for both men and women not to
drink more than 14 units a week on a regular
basis. Spread your drinking over three days
or more, if you drink as much as 14 units.
UK Chief Medical Officers’
alcohol guidelines
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UK Chief Medical Officers’
alcohol guidelines
To keep health risks from alcohol to a low level it
is safest for both men and women not to drink
more than 14 units a week on a regular basis.
Spread your drinking over three days or more, if
you drink as much as 14 units.
Everyone should have at least two alcohol-free
days per week.
If an individual is pregnant or planning a
pregnancy, the safest approach is to avoid
alcohol altogether, to keep risks to the baby to
a minimum.
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At a glance:
175 ml
glass
of wine
(12.5%
abv)
250 ml
glass
of wine
(12.5%
abv)
330 ml
bottle of
medium
beer
(5% abv)
1 pint of
normal
lager
(4% abv)
1 standard
25 ml
measure
of spirits
(40% abv)
750 ml
bottle
of wine
(12.5%
abv)
How many units do you drink?
Servings:
1 234
2468
Liqueurs
(40% abv)
50 ml measure
1.42.84.25.6
(RTD) Alcopops
(5% abv)
275 ml bottle
0.9 1.82.73.6
Port (or other
fortified wine) (17% abv)
50 ml (standard measure)
9.4 18.828.237.6
Wine
(12.5% abv)
750 ml bottle
3.16.29.312.4
Wine
(12.5% abv)
250 ml glass (large)
2.24.46.68.8
Wine
(12.5% abv)
175 ml glass (standard)
3.6 7.210.814.4
Strong
beer/lager/cider
(6.5% abv) 1 pint (568 ml)
2.85.68.411.2
Medium strength
beer/lager/cider
(5% abv) 1 pint (568 ml)
1.53.04.56.0
Normal strength
beer/lager/cider
(4.5% abv) 330 ml bottle
2.24.46.68.8
Normal strength
beer/lager/cider
(4% abv) 1 pint (568 ml)
Spirits (vodka/gin/rum)
(37.5% abv) 25 ml
(standard single measure)
0.9 1.82.73.6
Spirits (whisky/brandy/
dark rum) (40% abv) 25 ml1 2 3 4
(standard single measure)