A study that found even low levels of drinking alcohol can increase health risks was published in full in an independent journal after being sidelined by the Trump Administration. The study, which was commissioned by the US Department of Health and Human Services, found that the lifetime risk of dying from an alcohol-related cause stood at at least 1 in 1,000 for Americans having one drink per day.

Key Findings

The study also found that this risk rose to 1 in 100 for those consuming two drinks per day. For American men, consuming two drinks per day – a rate widely seen to constitute moderate drinking – the risk was 1 in 25. Even one drink a day was associated with increased risks of certain cancers and injuries.

The Trump Administration had opted to use a separate study from the non-profit National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to inform the alcohol update. That study found that moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of dying from any cause.

A group of six US health officials had been drafting a proposal to tighten alcohol advice for Americans to one drink per day for all genders, versus two drinks per day for men and one for women in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines. The Trump Administration ultimately published new advice that guided Americans to drink less for better health, but without advice on servings.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.