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US to drop guidance to limit alcohol to one or two drinks per day: Reuters
- The federal health authorities are expected to update their longstanding advice on alcohol consumption, potentially removing the current suggestion to limit daily intake to one or two drinks.
- This change follows recent research showing even low levels of alcohol increase cancer risks, while some experts and officials have also pushed for tighter restrictions.
- The current HHS recommendations suggest that women should have no more than one alcoholic serving daily, while men can have up to two servings, with each serving defined by a specific volume of beer, wine, or distilled spirits.
- Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy highlighted that alcohol ranks just behind tobacco and obesity as a major preventable factor contributing to cancer, raising the risk for at least seven different cancer types, and he supports adding warning labels to alcoholic beverages.
- If adopted, the updated guidelines may provide only a brief statement on alcohol, which critics say is vague, while industry lobbying and reduced specificity may influence public understanding.
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U.S. to drop daily alcohol limits from federal guidelines | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The U.S. government is expected to eliminate from its dietary guidelines the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day, according to three sources familiar with the matter, in what could be a major win for an industry threatened by heightened scrutiny of alcohol’s health effects.
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