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The DGA Review Process Taking Place Behind Closed Doors in the Biden-Harris Administration Might Ban Your Alcohol.
Tim Rice writes for The Daily Wire: “Federal dietary guidelines are updated every five years by the Departments of Agriculture and Health...
Endorsing ‘No Safe Level of Alcohol’ Would Be a Drastic Mistake
In “Endorsing ‘no safe level of alcohol’ would be a drastic mistake,” Erlinda Doherty, public policy expert and President of the D.C....
Flawed Studies Can Mislead Our Nation: Nutritionist Calls for Science-Based Information to Inform Dietary Guidelines for Alcohol
In Kathleen Zelman’s article "Americans Deserve Alcohol Guidelines Driven by Science" for Real Clear Health, she writes: "As we continue...
Alcohol Industry Pushes Back Against Overreach in Dietary Guidelines
In "HHS Study Brews Controversy on the Hill," Chelsea Cirruzzo reports on a new federal study on alcohol and health that could lead to...
Moderate Drinking Risks 'Exaggerated,' Claims Leading Statistician
In "One wine or beer per day might actually be GOOD for you and health risks are 'exaggerated', says world-renowned scientist," Sir David...
D.C. Bureaucrats Pose Threat to Montana Taverns
In "Beltway bureaucrats, hands off our cans," Chad Bachmeier of the Daily Inter Lake highlights the critical role Montana taverns play in...
Clarifying the Debate: The Nuanced Reality of Alcohol and Health Risks
Professors Kenneth Mukamal and Eric B. Rimm write for Harvard Public Health: “It’s hard to escape the message these days that every sip...
Public Health vs. Individual Choice. New Anti-Alcohol Guidelines Might Cross a Line.
In "The U.S. could soon declare alcohol unsafe. The wine industry says the process is rigged," Esther Mobley, a Senior Wine Critic at the...
Stockwell Research Called into Question Again
In "The scientists accused of using ‘flawed’ research to tell you to stop drinking," The Telegraph’s Ben Clerkin explains how Dr. Tim...
Could America See Prohibition Make a Comeback?
"The Secret Committee Behind America’s Prohibition Comeback" in Reason discusses a secretive committee influencing U.S. alcohol policy,...
President of the Tavern League Calls into Question 2025 Dietary Guidelines Review Process for Alcohol
In "Could Prohibition come back? These activists might declare any level of alcohol is unsafe," Keith Kern for the Milwaukee Journal...
Researcher Calls for Balanced Review of Science to Evaluate Effects of Alcohol
In "Cherry-picking the evidence on alcohol and health," Christopher Snowdon, a British researcher and author, critiques the selective use...
The Crux of the issue
The ICCPUD process threatens to undermine the bedrock credibility of the DGAs, which rests on transparency and accurate descriptions of the existing body of scientific knowledge.
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