Category Archives: Health

Demand for Low-, No-Alcohol Wines Driven by Reduced Calories, Responsibility

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Lower alcohol and alcohol-free wines are often pushed together in the industry shorthand of “low and no, ” but Lulie Halstead of Wine Intelligence suggests maybe these product should be thought of as separate. To be sure, she says, the … Continue reading →

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Feds Reject Change in Guidelines on Bev/Al Consumption

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

The final Dietary Guidelines for Americans, rejected a proposal to scrap prior recommendations on consumption of alcoholic beverages.  If approved, the proposal would have said men should consume just one drink a day, a 50% cut from the prior two drinks … Continue reading →

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Advocates Seek to Update Gov’t Warning, Include Cancer Risk

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Saying Federal law requires the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau notify Congress whenever “available scientific information would justify a change in, addition to, or deletion of the (Government Warning) statement,” a group of nine health advocacy groups petitioned TTB … Continue reading →

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Diet Quality Impacts Risk of Hypertension: Study

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Light alcohol consumption among subjects with a high-quality diet was significantly associated with a decreased risk of hypertension in Caucasians, and the risk of hypertension was not significantly increased with increasing alcohol consumption in Caucasians, Chinese, and Hispanics.   “When examining … Continue reading →

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CDC: Americans Still Drink Too Much

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Here we are, roughly five months into the Covid-19 epidemic in the U.S. and the virus has already killed killed 151,794 people in the U.S, according to Johns Hopkins University’s Covid tracker. So what is the anti-alcohol Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading →

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DISCUS Urges Close Review of Proposed Dietary Guidelines Change

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. urged the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health & Human Services to carefully review a proposal by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Group to change the recommended maximum consumption of bev/al for men to just one drink … Continue reading →

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