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Defining a standard drink - Cancer Council Victoria

In Australia, one standard drink is 10 grams of pure alcohol. All packaged alcohol is required by law to state on the label the approximate number of standard ...

Drinking Levels Defined - Ria Health

For example, a small shot glass of whiskey at 40% alcohol is one standard alcoholic drink. A full, regular-sized glass of straight whiskey at 40 ...

Standard alcoholic drink - MyHealth Alberta

One 341 mL (12 fl oz) bottle of 5% beer, hard cider, or hard seltzer. Proof is the amount of alcohol in hard liquor or distilled spirits. The percentage of pure ...

By category | Standard drink defined - by country - GHO

Global Information System on Alcohol and Health > Prevention, Research, Treatment > Prevention activities/resources Standard drink defined by country

Alcohol use | HealthLink BC

Cooler, cider, ready-to-drink: 341 mL (12 oz) of 5% alcohol; Wine: 142 mL (5 oz) of wine of 12% alcohol; Spirits such as whisky, vodka, gin and ...

Alcohol guidelines Australia - Alcohol and Drug Foundation

An Australian standard drink contains 10g of alcohol (12.5ml of pure alcohol). One standard drink is 285ml of full-strength beer, a 100ml glass of wine, or 30 ...

Having Fun and Playing it Safe | healthyhorns

A standard drink refers to one 12-oz. beer or hard seltzer, one 5-oz. glass of wine, or one 1.5-oz. · Consider cup size when factoring number of drinks consumed.

STANDARD DRINK SIZE

Typical ABV or alcohol by volume of drinks (Percentages may vary). Beer = 5% Wine = 12% Liquor = 40%. STANDARD DRINK SIZE. Mixed Drink = ? drinks. (ounces ...

Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and your health - Fort Lewis College

How many drinks are in common containers? Below is the approximate number of standard drinks in different sized ... Although the standard drink sizes are helpful ...

Alcohol | Vermont Department of Health

A standard drink contains 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol. A standard drink is: 12-ounces of beer (5% alcohol content); 8-ounces of malt liquor (7% ...

Managing your alcohol intake | healthdirect

A standard drinking may be much smaller than you think. For example, the average glass of wine served in a pub contains 1.5 standard drinks. Check the label of ...

PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS - What's a Standard Drink?

These are approximate, since different brands and types of beverages vary in their actual alcohol content. 12 oz. of beer or cooler. 8-9 oz. of malt liquor. 8.5 ...

What Is the Purpose of a Standard Drink Measurement?

A standard (or not-so-standard) wine glass can hold anywhere from 8 to 22 oz. Adding to the complexity, the alcohol content in wine can range ...

Understanding Alcohol Content | Washington State Liquor and ...

Knowing standard drink sizes will help you figure out how much alcohol is in your drink. By knowing this, you can make safer choices about how much you drink.

Serving Size - AOD - Alcohol & Other Drugs Services

What is a standard drink? · 12 ounces of regular beer, which is usually about 5% alcohol · 5 ounces of wine, which is typically about 12% alcohol ...

Keeping track of standard drinks - FARE Australia

A standard drink may be less than you think. The number of standard drinks in a serve of alcohol depends on the alcohol volume (strength) and the size of the ...

Standard drinks and legal limits - Alcohol.org.nz

Every can, bottle, or cask of alcohol must have a label that tells us how many standard drinks are inside them. This number depends on the strength or ...

Alcohol content in drinks - Southwestern Public Health

One 341 ml (12 oz) bottle of 5 per cent alcohol beer, cider, or cooler. ... Labelling Standard Drink information on Alcohol enables people who drink to ...

What Is a Standard Drink? - StoryMD

12 ounces of regular beer, which is usually about 5% alcohol · 5 ounces of wine, which is typically about 12% alcohol · 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits, which is ...

Standard alcoholic drink - Network of Care

One 12 fl oz (355 mL) beer or wine cooler. Proof is the amount of alcohol in hard liquor or distilled spirits. The percentage of pure alcohol in the hard liquor ...


Standard drink

A standard drink or unit of alcohol is a measure of alcohol consumption representing a fixed amount of pure alcohol. The notion is used in relation to recommendations about alcohol consumption and its relative risks to health.