That’s a reduction from the current recommended limit of two drinks a day, and matches the guidance for women. The shift reflects scientists’ evolving thinking on moderate drinking, and comes as a 20-year rise in Americans’ drinking is accelerating during the pandemic.
Earlier research linked moderate drinking to a lower risk of heart disease. But many health experts now say some of those studies are flawed, and that there’s more and better evidence showing wider health risks of alcohol.
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Studies show that mortality risks for both men and women start to increase after half-a-drink, says Dr. Naimi. Alcohol consumption in the U.S. has increased about 8% over the last 20 years, according to data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the federal National Institutes of Health. And alcohol sales have surged 23.6% since March when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, through Aug. 1, compared with the same period in 2019, according to research firm Nielsen.
For the first time, I recently bought a bottle of Fireball to have around. Does anybody know how much sweetener is in that stuff? Does anybody here drink it or its competitors, or is it for people who don't really drink?
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