Alcohol Study Suppressed
As it turns out, the alcohol industry— the people who make and distribute and sell alcoholic beverages to the public— strongly objected.
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You may have read about a study, allegedly suppressed by agencies of the US government over the vigorous objections of many in the scientific and medical communities.
The study examined the effects of drinking on health, and included recommendations for safe limits on consumption. Here’s a link to the story:
What a study at odds with Trump officials’ health guidance found on alcohol limits
I didn’t find the research findings all that controversial. They concluded that regular alcohol use was strongly associated with a remarkable number of health consequences, and to avoid them, drinkers should limit their consumption to no more than one drink a day.
Because beyond that amount, problems (and risk) escalate rapidly.
I quote: “Even a limit of two drinks a day is associated with greatly elevated health risks, according to the study. Having 14 drinks a week was associated with a 1 in 25 chance of an alcohol-related death.”
Anyway, the plan had been to use...
The study examined the effects of drinking on health, and included recommendations for safe limits on consumption. Here’s a link to the story:
What a study at odds with Trump officials’ health guidance found on alcohol limits
I didn’t find the research findings all that controversial. They concluded that regular alcohol use was strongly associated with a remarkable number of health consequences, and to avoid them, drinkers should limit their consumption to no more than one drink a day.
Because beyond that amount, problems (and risk) escalate rapidly.
I quote: “Even a limit of two drinks a day is associated with greatly elevated health risks, according to the study. Having 14 drinks a week was associated with a 1 in 25 chance of an alcohol-related death.”
Anyway, the plan had been to use...
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