Recommendations about how much a person should drink are made in terms of standard servings of alcohol. But did you know a standard drink (a drink containing 10 g of alcohol) is not the same as a glass of wine or a bottle of beer?

So how much do you drink, when it comes to standard drinks? Use the standard drinks calculator to convert your drinks into standard serving sizes.

Convert your Drinks into Standard Serving Sizes
For an amount of alcohol, find out how many standard drinks it represents.
   
References
  1. National Health and Medical Research Council. Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol. 2009. [cited 2 May 2014]. [URL Link]

 

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