Most Americans still don’t know that alcohol can cause cancer — and the alcohol industry is working hard to make sure it stays that way.
Though the vibes around alcohol are shifting, a lot of people still don’t fully understand alcohol’s health consequences.
Surveys have found that while the percentage of Americans who know that alcohol is a carcinogen has been rising, it is still below 50 percent.
By the end of the year, the federal government will issue new dietary guidelines — something that happens every five years — which include recommended limits on alcohol consumption.
They all emphasized that they had sought to conduct a study that would fairly represent America’s alcohol consumption.
Two of the initial co-authors for that report were removed after objections over their reported connections to the alcohol industry.
Will it change the dietary guidelines as rumored and eliminate a specific recommended limit on alcohol consumption? »