Heavy Drinker? 2 per day

Jen Christensen, for CNN:

What do you think? 

Women are considered “heavy drinkers” if they have eight or more drinks a week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Men can have 14. At 15, you, my friend, are a “heavy drinker” in the eyes of the CDC.…

Do you consider yourself a light, moderate or heavy drinker? Health agencies have these definitions to help you understand when your drinking may become a health problem.

The definition is different for women because women’s bodies are typically smaller than men’s. They also metabolize less alcohol in the stomach, meaning more ends up in their blood stream.

A standard “drink,” by the way, is not that big frosty mug or that giant Hurricane glass you kept from Mardi Gras. The CDC says a drink is:

12 ounces of beer (5% alcohol content),

8 ounces of malt liquor (7% alcohol content),

5 ounces of wine (12% alcohol content), or

1.5 ounces of 80-proof (40% alcohol content) distilled spirits or liquor — the fancy term for gin, rum, vodka, whiskey etc.