词汇 | anstie-s limit |
词源 | Anstie’s limit. Nineteenth-century English physician Edward Anstie advised his patients that more than one-and-a-half ounces of pure alcohol a day, consumed day in and day out, will eventually cause physical damage to the body. Stay under this limit, Anstie said, and drinking won’t harm you. One-and-a-half ounces of pure alcohol translates roughly into three one-ounce drinks of 100-proof whiskey, or four beers, or half a bottle of wine. Some experts still agree with Anstie, but most refuse to generalize. Dr. Charles S. Lieber, who specializes in the effects of alcohol on health, does set a “danger level.” He says that any- thing over eight ounces of whiskey a day regularly “is the cause of complications in most individuals. Anyone who drinks above that level is high risk.” Judging by this, Anstie’s limit is very cautious. |
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