{"id":7264,"date":"2016-01-12T04:44:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T04:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revoscience.com\/en\/?p=7264"},"modified":"2016-01-12T04:44:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T04:44:03","slug":"health-officials-warn-drinking-alcohol-more-than-a-glass-increases-cancer-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/health-officials-warn-drinking-alcohol-more-than-a-glass-increases-cancer-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Officials warn drinking alcohol more than a glass increases cancer risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"shutterstock_309020612\"<\/a>A new set of alcohol guidelines issued by health officials in the United Kingdom takes a hard stance: any amount of alcohol increases cancer risk, and is generally unhealthy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even the touted heart benefits of moderate alcohol only apply for women older than 55, the guidelines added.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe links between alcohol and cancer were not fully understood in the original guidelines, which came out in 1995,\u201d said the U.K. Department of Health. \u201cThe group concluded that there is no justification for drinking for health reasons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201csafe\u201d guidelines were reduced to just six pints of average-strength beer per week, they added. That amount of alcohol is best spread out three or more days \u2013 and to take several days off per week, they claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n

[pullquote]The health benefits of alcohol have been subject to debate by scientists for years.[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n

The CDC guidelines for Americans is still a bit more lenient \u2013 moderate drinking equals about two drinks per day for men, and one per day for women. But the federal agency also mentioned that even that moderate level increases risks for certain cancers, violence, accidents and injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

The health benefits of alcohol have been subject to debate by scientists for years. A litany had described cardiovascular benefits of limited drinking \u2013 but certain recent studies have countered that theory.<\/span><\/p>\n

A study released last month, however, indicated that the health effects of destructive drinking were severely impacting the working class in certain European countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

British officials said they were erring on the side of caution with the strong warning.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDrinking any level of alcohol regularly carries a health risk for anyone, but if men and women limit their intake to no more than 14 units a week it keeps the risk of illness like cancer and liver disease low,\u201d said Sally Davies, the country\u2019s chief medical officer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are aiming to do with these guidelines is give the public the latest and most up to date scientific information so that they can make informed decisions about their own drinking and the level of risk they are prepared to take,\u201d added Davies.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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