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posted by [personal profile] zotz at 12:04pm on 29/05/2007
It's not meaningless, it's just not exact. And it may be inexact for good reasons. Sometimes giving people very precise instructions is counterproductive. There certainly have been very precise limits suggested in the past, and the change may have been deliberate and well-informed.
 
posted by [identity profile] valkyriekaren.livejournal.com at 12:17pm on 29/05/2007
Exactly. Plus, not all women are created equal. There's a great deal of variation in body size, general health and the rate at which alcohol can be metabolised. Setting a precise level and saying 'all women should drink no more than 2 units per day' would quickly be seen as reductionist nonsense.

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