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Americans could soon be advised to limit themselves to just two drinks a week, a top health official warned Thursday.
President Biden’s alcohol czar, Dr. George Koob, told the Daily Mail that the USDA could revise its alcohol recommendations to match Canada’s guidelines.
In January, the Great White North began urging residents to limit their alcohol consumption to two drinks per week.
Since the 1990s, the US has recommended women limit themselves to one drink per day and men to two drinks per day.
However, this guidance is up for review in 2025.
“If there’s health benefits, I think people will start to re-evaluate where we’re at [in the US],” Koob told the Daily Mail of Canada’s “big experiment” with its alcohol guidance.
“So, if [alcohol consumption guidelines] go in any direction, it would be toward Canada.”
Koob, the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, noted there are “no benefits” to physical health from drinking alcohol.
Read more at NYpost.com
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