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New dietary guidelines will weigh risks and benefits. Deidre McPhillips, CNN. January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM. ... Doctor’s guidance on alcohol: moderation. Despite the gaps in research, many ...
A new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General states that regular alcohol consumption, even in moderation, can increase the risk of certain cancers. The new guidelines recommend that cancer ...
Moderation Management (MM) is a secular non-profit organization providing peer-run support groups for anyone who would like to reduce their alcohol consumption. MM was founded in 1994 to create an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and similar addiction recovery groups for non-dependent problem drinkers who do not necessarily want to stop drinking, but moderate their amount of alcohol ...
Guidelines generally give recommended amounts measured in grams (g) of pure alcohol per day or week. Some guidelines also express alcohol intake in standard drinks or units of alcohol. The size of a standard drink varies widely among the various guidelines, from 8g to 20g, as does the recommended number of standard drinks per day or week.
To make alcohol moderation less vague, some people follow the "1-2-3 rule," a rough guideline on how much to drink each day. According to the US Coast Guard, the 1-2-3 rule is:
Guidelines in the US and the UK advise that if people choose to drink, they should drink modestly. [38] [39] Even light and moderate alcohol consumption increases a person's cancer risk, especially the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, cancers of the mouth and tongue, liver cancer, and breast cancer.
Drinking more alcohol raises your risk of dying from drink, the guidelines say. Even if you follow the one drink/two drinks limit, they say, you could face a higher risk of cancer and other diseases.
National Health Service guidelines recommend consuming no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. The service, which is publicly funded, advises "there's no completely safe level of drinking, but ...