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.
Chances on this being a recommendation straight from Don’s simple mind? Dude doesn’t drink alcohol and probably judges people that do.
Alcohol is genuinely very bad for your health. WHO recommends none.
The epidemiology on this is really tough. It depends entirely on the inclusion/exclusion criteria. I’m not deeply versed in the WHO recommendations, but I expect they would stem from recognized harms from overuse and exposure in utero, with no discernible benefit to other adults.
Not interested in the opinion of a doctor who won’t bother to read the research he comments on.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The WHO isn’t research, it’s policy panels. I was a physiologist so I’m more about the cellular processes than the cultural.
But I’d recommend Drink? by David Nutt if you want to read the opinion of a doctor who has read almost everything.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49094876-drink
Research concluded in mega studies there was no safe amount of alcohol intake. Multiple studies, thousands monitored.
https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/no-safe-level-alcohol-scientific-study-concludes/
Doctors told Americans wine was good for cardiac health in the 90s.
It’s all based on inclusion and exclusion criteria in the epidemiology. Change the study cohort and you change the result. The data hasn’t changed over time, the study cohort has. Like I said it is really complicated.
Because studies then seemed to show benefit.
That’s how useful studies are.
Because back then it was impossible to find people who didn’t drink for the study, apart from dry alcoholics and those on medication, whose health issues skewed the results.