Federal Study Calls for One-Drink Daily Limit on Alcohol

A federally commissioned study published Tuesday recommends that Americans limit alcohol consumption to no more than one drink per day, concluding that even moderate drinking increases the risk of early death and diseases including cancer, heart disease, and liver disease, the Washington Post reported. 

The Alcohol Intake and Health study, published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, found no net positive health benefit from alcohol consumption. Researchers estimated that consuming about seven drinks per week is linked to one alcohol-attributable death per 1,000 people over a lifetime. The study also found that drinking 14 drinks per week was associated with a 1-in-25 chance of an alcohol-related death.

Researchers said alcohol consumption raises the risk of more than 200 diseases and also contributes to injuries such as car crashes.

The study was commissioned during the Biden administration to help inform updates to federal dietary guidelines but was not included in the process that led to the current guidelines. Federal officials said the guidelines were based on the totality of scientific evidence, not a single report.

Read more at the Washington Post.

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