the U. S dietary guidelines air about to be updated this year. And for the first time since 1990 they're changing their recommendations for alcohol consumption. The verdict. If you are going to consume alcohol daily, just stick to one drink, and they're now saying that goes for both men and women. A shift from the previous to drink recommendation for males. The shift is at least partially due to researchers looking at links between drinking habits and all causes of death, which of course include health related issues like heart disease and cancer, but also things like car accidents. One of the experts on the committee, which recommended the change, alcohol researcher Dr Timothy 90 told Fox News that the previous recommendation of two drinks a day for men carried a small yet statistically significant increased risk of death. So if you don't drink every day, does this recommendation mean it's time to start? The experts say the one drink guideline for both sexes is only meant for those who are already drinking daily, with Dr Naimi, adding quote. As a nation, our collective health would be better if people generally drink less
Men should have no more than 1 alcoholic drink per day, experts say
This would change advice that's been on the books for 30 years.
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Updated: 6:18 AM CDT Jul 17, 2020
If you're someone who likes to enjoy a daily cocktail, glass of wine or beer that occasionally turns into a few glasses, this is bad news for you. Experts are now recommending that the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans be updated to reflect that men should limit their alcohol consumption to one drink a day, according to The Associated Press. This new recommendation, if implemented, would change the current guidelines which recommend that men should drink no more than two drinks a day (and that women should have no more than one). These recommendations have been in place for 30 years but a committee of experts is now asking for a change. The agency that issues the guidelines is not required to listen to this panel of experts, but the guidelines are scheduled to be updated this year. Dr. Timothy Naimi, an alcohol researcher at Boston University and one of the experts on the committee convened by federal officials, told the AP that this updated advice is based on the findings that there is a modest increase in risk of death based on people who have two drinks a day versus one. Experts also didn't see evidence that they should continue to differ in their health recommendations for drinking as they pertain to men or women, according to a report on their findings. However, Dr. Naimi told the AP that Americans generally drink way more than they are recommended to, and that hopefully recommendations like these “stimulating thought around behavior change.” “As a nation, our collective health would be better if people generally drank less,” Naimi said.
If you're someone who likes to enjoy a daily cocktail, glass of wine or beer that occasionally turns into a few glasses, this is bad news for you. Experts are now recommending that the U.S. Dietary for Americans be updated to reflect that men should limit their to one drink a day, according to
This new recommendation, if implemented, would change the current guidelines which recommend that men should drink no more than two drinks a day (and that women should have no more than one). These recommendations have been in place for 30 years but a committee of experts is now asking for a change. The agency that issues the guidelines is not required to listen to this panel of experts, but the guidelines are scheduled to be updated this year.
Dr. Timothy Naimi, an researcher at Boston University and one of the experts on the committee convened by federal officials, told the AP that this updated advice is based on the findings that there is a modest increase in risk of death based on people who have two drinks a day versus one. Experts also didn't see evidence that they should continue to differ in their health recommendations for drinking as they pertain to men or women, according to a report on their findings.
However, Dr. Naimi told the AP that Americans generally drink way more than they are recommended to, and that hopefully recommendations like these “stimulating thought around behavior change.”
“As a nation, our collective health would be better if people generally drank less,” Naimi said.
