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Alcohol
Alcohol (ethanol) is an ingredient found in beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic drinks. Adding alcohol to drinks makes them alcoholic. Guidleines recommend that adults don't drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week.
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Alcohol units
It's a good idea to keep an eye on how much we drink, but how many of us really know what a unit of alcohol is?