Is there a healthy amount of alcohol?
There is no ‘healthy’ amount of alcohol. Your body can react and fix itself if you drink a small amount on rare occasions. But too much alcohol regularly can seriously damage our bodies and minds.
There are many things that can affect your body’s reaction to alcohol including:
- The amount of alcohol in a drink – look at the bottle to see how many ‘standards’ are in it
- How healthy you were before drinking – do you have any health conditions?
- How much you weigh – the less you weigh, the less alcohol you should be drinking.
What are the alcohol recommendations?
If you drink alcohol, it’s recommended you should have up to 10 standard drinks per week and no more than 4 standard drinks in one day.
Because of alcohols negative effects and the increased risk and impulsive behaviours, those under the age of 18 shouldn’t drink any alcohol at all. We should delay the start of drinking as long as possible because it can effect your brain growth and lead to alcohol related problems and diseases later in life.
Pregnant women should avoid drinking any alcohol because it can harm the baby. You should also try to avoid alcohol while breastfeeding because it will come through your milk to your baby.
