Are you drinking too much and don't even know it ?
The Accidental Binge Drinker: How Much We Really Pour
Chances are you're drinking far more alcohol than you think.
"Often my clients think they are just having one or two drinks, when really they're having more like three or four," says Lisa R. Young, a New York University nutritionist.
Try this experiment at home. Take your favorite wine or beer glass and use water to estimate drink size. Pour the contents into a measuring cup to see how close you come to the standard 5-ounce wine portion or 12-ounce beer portion.
I did this myself, and was stunned by the result. I filled my favorite wine glass just half full. But I still ended up with 300 milliliters or 10.14 ounces -- double the standard serving size.
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Dr. Young says that a solution is for drinkers at restaurants to count each glass of wine, beer or spirits as two servings.