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Five-hole · 06-03-2005, 05:42 PM

Definitely a "heavy drinker" then. Whatever that means.

This survey would mean a lot more if it was alcohol consumption by tolerance (which isn't really that measurable) or by body weight. A short and small female having 5 drinks is completely different from me having 5 drinks, or a very big (read: fat) male having 5 drinks. I don't think you can sweep across the entire population and say that more than 60 drinks in a year makes one a heavy drinker.

And furthermore...what if you have 4 drinks per night, EVERY NIGHT? Evidently you're not a "heavy drinker", but would consume far, far more alcohol than someone that has one drinking night per month and has 5 drinks.

This criteria is a total load.

06-03-2005, 05:42 PM	#52
Five-hole Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The C-spot Exp:	Definitely a "heavy drinker" then. Whatever that means. This survey would mean a lot more if it was alcohol consumption by tolerance (which isn't really that measurable) or by body weight. A short and small female having 5 drinks is completely different from me having 5 drinks, or a very big (read: fat) male having 5 drinks. I don't think you can sweep across the entire population and say that more than 60 drinks in a year makes one a heavy drinker. And furthermore...what if you have 4 drinks per night, EVERY NIGHT? Evidently you're not a "heavy drinker", but would consume far, far more alcohol than someone that has one drinking night per month and has 5 drinks. This criteria is a total load.