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Guidelines from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
If you are like many Americans, you drink alcohol at least occasionally. For many
people, moderate drinking is probably safe. It may even have health benefits, including
reducing your risk of certain heart problems. Moderate drinking is one drink a day
for women or anyone over 65, and two drinks a day for men under 65.
Some people should not drink at all, including alcoholics, children, pregnant women,
people on certain medicines and people with some medical conditions. If you have
questions about whether it is safe for you to drink, speak with your healthcare
provider.
Anything more than moderate drinking can be risky. Binge drinking - drinking five
or more drinks at one time - can damage your health and increase your risk for accidents,
injuries and assault. Years of heavy drinking can lead to liver disease, heart disease,
cancer and pancreatitis. It can also cause problems at home, at work and with friends.
What's a "standard" drink?
Many people are surprised to learn what counts as a drink. In the United States,
a "standard" drink is any drink that contains about 0.6 fluid ounces or 14 grams
of "pure" alcohol. (The alcohol content in this database is in grams and per 100
grams of food weight.)
Although the "standard" drink amounts are helpful for following health guidelines,
they may not reflect customary serving sizes. For example, a single mixed drink
made with hard liquor can contain 1 to 3 or more standard drinks, depending on the
type of spirits and the recipe.
Alcohol's Effects on the Body
Drinking too much – on a single occasion or over time – can take a serious toll on your health. Here’s how alcohol can affect your body:
Brain:
Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works. These disruptions can change mood and behavior, and make it harder to think clearly and move with coordination.
Immune System:
Drinking too much can weaken your immune system, making your body a much easier target for disease. Chronic drinkers are more liable to contract diseases like pneumonia and tuberculosis than people who do not drink too much. Drinking a lot on a single occasion slows your body’s ability to ward off infections – even up to 24 hours after getting drunk.
Pancreas:
Alcohol causes the pancreas to produce toxic substances that can eventually lead to pancreatitis, a dangerous inflammation and swelling of the blood vessels in the pancreas that prevents proper digestion.
Liver: Heavy drinking takes a toll on the liver, and can lead to a variety of problems and liver inflammations including:
Steatosis, or fatty liver,
Alcoholic hepatitis,
Fibrosis, and
Cirrhosis
When You Are Pregnant Drinking Can Hurt Your Baby
When you are pregnant, your baby grows inside you. Everything you eat and drink
while you are pregnant affects your baby. If you drink alcohol, it can hurt your
baby’s growth. Your baby may have physical and behavioral problems that can last
for the rest of his or her life. Children born with the most serious problems caused
by alcohol have fetal alcohol syndrome.
Fetal alcohol exposure occurs when a woman drinks while pregnant. No amount of alcohol is safe for pregnant women to drink. Nevertheless, data from prenatal clinics and postnatal studies suggest that 20 to 30 percent of women do drink at some time during pregnancy.
Alcohol can disrupt fetal development at any stage during a pregnancy – including at the earliest stages and before a woman knows she is pregnant. Research shows that binge drinking, which means consuming four or more drinks per occasion, and regular heavy drinking put a fetus at the greatest risk for severe problems.
Support and Treatment
Treatment for alcohol use disorders, once essentially limited to the mutual support group Alcoholics Anonymous, has seen many significant advances.
There are now many public and private facilities for alcohol addiction help.
In addition to mutual support groups, alcohol use disorders can be treated with medications and behavioral therapies, as well as combinations of treatments.
To find alcohol and drug abuse treatment or mental health treatment facilities and programs around the country:
Drinks Highest in Alcohol Content
List of 50 alcoholic drinks with highest content of alcohol. Alcohol is in grams and measured per 100 grams of drink weight.
| Drinks Highest in Alcohol Content |
Alcohol |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 100 proof |
42.5 |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 94 proof |
39.7 |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, gin, 90 proof |
37.9 |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 90 proof |
37.9 |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof |
36.0 |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof |
36.0 |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, rum, 80 proof |
33.4 |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 80 proof |
33.4 |
| Alcoholic beverage, distilled, vodka, 80 proof |
33.4 |
| Vanilla extract, imitation, alcohol |
32.9 |
| Alcoholic beverage, creme de menthe, 72 proof |
29.8 |
| Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee, 63 proof |
26.0 |
| Alcoholic beverage, daiquiri, prepared-from-recipe |
23.1 |
| Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee, 53 proof |
21.7 |
| Alcoholic beverage, rice (sake) |
16.1 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, sweet |
15.3 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, dry |
15.3 |
| Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared with water, whiskey and powder mix |
14.6 |
| Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared from item 14028 |
14.5 |
| Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared from item 14530 |
14.1 |
| Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee with cream, 34 proof |
13.8 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Mouvedre |
11.2 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Zinfandel |
11.1 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Sangiovese |
10.9 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Chardonnay |
10.7 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Petite Sirah |
10.7 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Pinot Gris (Grigio) |
10.7 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, red |
10.6 |
| Drinks Highest in Alcohol Content |
Alcohol |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Pinot Blanc |
10.6 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Barbera |
10.6 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot |
10.6 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Cabernet Franc |
10.6 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Syrah |
10.5 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Fume Blanc |
10.5 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Sauvignon Blanc |
10.5 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Cabernet Sauvignon |
10.5 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Pinot Noir |
10.4 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, all |
10.4 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Burgundy |
10.3 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white |
10.3 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Lemberger |
10.2 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Claret |
10.2 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Semillon |
10.1 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Gewurztraminer |
10.1 |
| Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe |
9.9 |
| Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Gamay |
9.8 |
| Alcoholic beverage, daiquiri, canned |
9.6 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Chenin Blanc |
9.6 |
| Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Riesling |
9.5 |
| Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, canned |
9.5 |
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