Dr. Mehmet Oz's assertion that there is no data to support reducing alcohol consumption has been debunked by experts, who claim it's simply a misleading attempt to appease the booze industry.
The truth is, the federal government itself commissioned a study on alcohol intake and health effects, which was designed to inform the upcoming dietary guidelines. However, instead of releasing the findings, the Trump administration chose to bury them ahead of the release.
According to sources, the National Academies report concluded that moderate drinking was associated with some negative health effects at certain levels. But what Oz conveniently left out was that these studies also showed a strong link between low and moderate drinking and even greater risks as consumption increased.
One man who had just one drink per day had a one in 1,000 chance of dying from an alcohol-related cause, while increasing that to two drinks per day sharply raised the odds to one in 25. These findings strongly suggest setting limits on daily drinking would be beneficial for public health.
Oz's claim that no data supports specific limits on consumption seems more like a PR stunt to justify allowing people to drink without restrictions. The US Alcohol Policy Alliance, however, calls it out as "Dr. Oz must have thrown back a few cocktails for breakfast before making that comment."
The bottom line is, the evidence does exist – it's just being ignored by those who want to protect the interests of the booze industry. As one observer put it, this new approach defies public health consensus and could lead to increased drinking in some areas.
The truth is, the federal government itself commissioned a study on alcohol intake and health effects, which was designed to inform the upcoming dietary guidelines. However, instead of releasing the findings, the Trump administration chose to bury them ahead of the release.
According to sources, the National Academies report concluded that moderate drinking was associated with some negative health effects at certain levels. But what Oz conveniently left out was that these studies also showed a strong link between low and moderate drinking and even greater risks as consumption increased.
One man who had just one drink per day had a one in 1,000 chance of dying from an alcohol-related cause, while increasing that to two drinks per day sharply raised the odds to one in 25. These findings strongly suggest setting limits on daily drinking would be beneficial for public health.
Oz's claim that no data supports specific limits on consumption seems more like a PR stunt to justify allowing people to drink without restrictions. The US Alcohol Policy Alliance, however, calls it out as "Dr. Oz must have thrown back a few cocktails for breakfast before making that comment."
The bottom line is, the evidence does exist – it's just being ignored by those who want to protect the interests of the booze industry. As one observer put it, this new approach defies public health consensus and could lead to increased drinking in some areas.
he claims theres no data to support reducin limits but lets be real ppl, hes just tryin to appease his buds in the booze industry 
and btw didnt we already know thats moderate drinking has some neg health effects? like one drink per day can increase ur risk of dieing by 1 in 1000 
increasing it to two drinks a day makes it even worse...like, wut is he tryin to say?! 
the gov commissioned a study and its all there on paper, just not bein released cuz trump dont wanna rock the boat 
I'm so over Dr Oz trying to spin this. He's literally burying his face in a bottle instead of facing the facts 
. Like, what even is the point of having scientific experts on your show if you're just gonna ignore their findings? 
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that the booze industry has some serious sway over him - he's trying to do their dirty work for them 
. Newsflash: moderate drinking isn't as magical as everyone thinks it is 
. I'd love to see someone break down those study results into clear, easy-to-understand graphs - that would really drive the point home for me 
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I mean, come on, who wouldn't want to keep the booze industry happy? But seriously though, this is a classic case of hiding the truth from the public. The fact that they commissioned a study and buried the results behind closed doors is just shady... 
). Setting daily limits wouldn't hurt anyone, but it seems like some people are just too scared to take on the big players in the booze industry. 
, but the experts are calling him out for not using his expertise to serve the greater good 
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! Did u know that moderate drinking can have negative health effects at certain levels? 
! And get this - increasing consumption to 2 drinks per day raises the odds to 1 in 25 
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It's like, he wants us to believe that no data supports setting limits on consumption, but really it's just a PR stunt to justify letting people drink w/out restrictions 
! The US Alcohol Policy Alliance is calling BS and I'm like, YAAAS 
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