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17th September 2008, 08:23
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Which type of drinker are you?
9 types apparently:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7619508.stm
This doesn't seem right to me though:
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The research showed that those drinking heavily - defined as consuming more than twice the recommended limit which is 35 units a week for women, 50 for men - did so for a variety of reasons.
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Is 50 the recommended limit for men? 25 pints a week  That's masses! (Or is the paragraph worded badly and the limit is actually 25 units?)
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17th September 2008, 08:39
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the latter i'm afraid. Its the BBC after all.
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17th September 2008, 08:41
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It's actually 9 types of Heavy drinker.
Quite why drinking that Scottish muck should mark you out for special treatment I've no idea 
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17th September 2008, 08:42
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I've been a few of those through the years. But, I'm still here and healthier than I've ever been so what do the govt know?
Fark all as usual...
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17th September 2008, 09:01
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I've been a few of those through the years. But, I'm still here and healthier than I've ever been so what do the govt know?
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...that they can stick some more duty on the price of a pint and you will still cough up 
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17th September 2008, 09:14
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Public health minister Dawn Primarolo admitted these heavy drinkers were a "tough one to crack".
But she added: "This is a totally fresh approach to helping people understand the effects of their drinking habits and help them make changes for the better."
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17th September 2008, 09:22
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Public health minister Dawn Primarolo admitted these heavy drinkers were a "tough one to crack".
But she added: "This is a totally fresh approach to helping people understand the effects of their drinking habits and help them make changes for the better."
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Was she part of the government who, in 2005, enacted legislation to allow pubs to open 24 hours a day and justified it by saying "it helps to combat binge-drinking"? (not that this was needed as you can get all the alcohol you want at your friendly, local, 24hr supermarket.
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17th September 2008, 10:16
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I've been a few of those through the years. But, I'm still here and healthier than I've ever been so what do the govt know?
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So your body didn't reject that liver transplant then? 
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17th September 2008, 10:22
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Is 50 the recommended limit for men? 25 pints a week That's masses! (Or is the paragraph worded badly and the limit is actually 25 units?) |
The limit used to be 28 units for men. Your average pint of beer has 3-4 units.
So that's 7-9 pints.
Apparently, because I enjoy a drink at the end of the day, when all chores are done, I'm a single mum.
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17th September 2008, 10:35
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The limit used to be 28 units for men. Your average pint of beer has 3-4 units.
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Eh? That's not right surely?
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