Their conclusion differs from the current U.S. dietary guidelines.
Americans should limit their alcohol consumption to no more than one drink per day, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
The recommendation — from an international team of scientists — differs from the U.S. dietary guidelines, both past and present. Previous guidelines recommended a daily limit of two alcoholic drinks for men and one for women. The latest version, released by the Trump administration in January, is less precise. It recommends only that Americans “consume less alcohol for better overall health.”
The current less-is-best message is accurate but too vague, said study co-author Priscilla Martinez-Matyszczyk, deputy scientific director of the Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute, an independent nonprofit organization in California. People need quantified guidance so they can make informed decisions about their drinking, she said.
I like a drink, but every day seems excessive to me. I do 2-3 a week, or sometimes less. Like honestly I think if you drink daily you have a problem.
That’s high. I would think a few drinks per month max if any lol. Most likely none. Who paid for thIs?
I am drinking more than ever, and it seems like a lot of other people are too.
I’m fuckin ready twats.
What, like average?
That’s where the Theseus strategy comes in. Start with one drink and just keep topping it off.
Just drink from the bottle, its 1 glass.
“Adults should have no more than one drink a day, a team of scientists says, however children should get shitfaced on the regular.”
I think I’ve had all the drinks for my lifetime up front
No problemo.
World health organization is at zero drinks per day max at the moment so
does the WHO have alcohol industry lobbyists demanding recommendations that don’t include abstaining from alcohol? USA does
In Canada, 7 drinks a week is considered heavy drinker, which describes 25% of the population.
If you told me that back when I was having 12 a week I would have scoffed. Funny thing though is these days I’ll go months without a single drink, and if I do have a cocktail at a restaurant or something it very noticeably affects my sport performance for several days.
Removing alcohol from my life entirely somehow feels a little “too extreme” but the more I think about it the less I can justify keeping it around
My partner caught a drinking problem and it took him some time to get sober for good. I quit alcohol before he did, and continue to abstain for him. I did miss it sometimes, but Im about five years “sober” and honestly, I didnt realize how much alcohol was affecting me too.
I usually had 3-4 drinks a week in my hey day, but when I quit, most of my anxiety did too. My depression symptoms lessened, and I found multiple other ways to have fun, and honestly, got more comfortable with being goofy and dancing sober. It oddly helped my self esteem too.
About once a year, summer time vibes will trigger a wish to drink, I just cope through it and move on from it, on a whole I feel so much better day to day, this really surprised me.
Setting the goal of having the longest lifespan does not guarantee having the life most worth living.
oh come now. living longer is a boon to capitalists because more labor can be extracted. won’t someone please think of the bourgeoisie?
Alcohol is a known carcinogen. It’s estimated that 5% of US cancer diagnoses are alcohol-related. Having cancer does not make for a life worth living.
That means there’s a 95% chance your cancer comes from something else. Yes cancer sucks, but it almost feels inevitable, so why deny myself a coping mechanism for gestures wildly
Killjoys.
Bullshit!
I feel like everyone already new this, but no one wants to admit it.
Big Science trying to keep the world too sober. Can’t they see what’s going on outside?
Agreed. What is this even trying to tell us?
They study found men who had more than 6.5 drinks per week and women who had more than seven per week had greater than a 1-in-1,000 lifetime risk of dying from alcohol-related diseases or injuries.
Obviously, I’ll die no matter what. This just says I’ve got 999 problems and alcohol ain’t one of them.
Congrats on your sobriety!
Hmmm. I guess either you misread, or more than likely I misspoke. I should have said that I have 999 out of 1000 problems that are not alcohol, with the remaining problem very much being alcohol.
Yeah, I figured that’s what you meant, but it’s not what you said. You’ve got 1000 problems and alcohol is exactly one. Congrats on the 1,000 micromorts!
