Board Newbie Question

Chance · **Joined:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 1:17 pm **Posts:** 36

Hello All,

I know there must be a FAQ somewhere on the board but I just can't seem to find it. Where can I find what all the acronyms (such as AF) mean? Also, a brief explanation of what constitutes units of alcohol.

Thanks,
Chance

illuminae · **Posted:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 2:24 pm

Have you read the book or just poking through the web site? You need to start reading excerpts from the book, start with all the introductions, FAQs and general discussions. AF is alcohol free days. A unit is like 1 beer, 4 oz glass of wine...

Chance · **Joined:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 1:17 pm **Posts:** 36

illuminae, thank you for helping a newbie out. I've ordered the book through Amazon but I'll start reading the excerpts now.

Chance.

Saint Vincent · **Posted:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:48 pm

Chance, there is a thread called TSM Glossary that has a bunch of terms defined along with a link to units of alcohol for various countries. Welcome.

digetic · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:25 pm **Posts:** 40

From one newbie to another: welcome. Check out this site to read Sinclair study (very accessible).

http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/1/2.full

Nutella · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:52 pm **Posts:** 116

If there is a FAQ here, I haven't seen it. AF day = Alcohol-Free day. A unit of alcohol is 17 ml of pure ethanol. Reasonable approximations are that an average 350 ml beer (4.5 to 5.5% ABV) is a single unit, an average bottle of wine (13-14% ABV) is 6 units, a typical whisky shot is one unit and a 750 ml of your typical hard liquor is 17.5 units. All units above are US units and all approximate. Units in other countries differ significantly. E.g., UK unit is 1.7 time smaller.

digetic · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:25 pm **Posts:** 40

"FAQ" is at the top of the message boards.
Right under the .com

.................................* FAQ * Search * Members * User Control Panel

Nutella · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:52 pm **Posts:** 116

Quote:

"FAQ" is at the top of the message boards.
Right under the .com

That's FAQ for phpBB, not TSM.

Saint Vincent · **Posted:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:21 pm

Try going to this thread. It's the Glossary of TSM Terms thread.
http://www.thesinclairmethod.net/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1848&sid=8d8bc7f15235f8d6ae5a0d6e7cf96cc6

digetic · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:25 pm **Posts:** 40

FAQ

DAH!!!
I didn't even notice that.

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