Alcohol Consumption

Federal Government Posts New Dietary Guidelines Without Recommending a Reduction in Sugar or Alcohol intake

January 6, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Earlier last week the federal government released new dietary guidelines. The new guidelines disregard advice from the Nutrition Coalition to reduce sugar intake from 10 percent of daily calories to 6 percent and limiting alcohol intake to one drink a… [read]

Americans Are Drinking More During COVID

October 6, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: October 12, 2020

New research published inJAMA Network Open examined the RAND American Life survey from May and June of 2020 and found that the frequency of alcohol consumption increased from an average of 5.48 drinking days a month to 6.22 days. We’ve… [read]

Two Alcoholic Drinks a Day Are No Longer Safe, Says Australian Health Officials

December 23, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: December 23, 2019

Alcohol guidelines in Australia have been updated for the first time since 2009, and it’s no longer considered safe to drink 2 standard alcoholic drinks a day. Telling adults how much alcohol to drink or not drink has the potential… [read]

Myth of Moderate Alcohol Benefits Debunked, and How Science Gets Corrupted

September 10, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: September 10, 2018

We’ve all heard many times that a glass of wine a day is good for you. Improbable, considering what alcohol does to the gut, but study after study seemed to verify alcohol’s heart-health benefits. The only problem was that the… [read]