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Jan. 9, 2026 – The new advice from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services is an about-face from a longstanding government guideline that said drinking in moderation meant two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women. Scientists, nutritionists and advocates say the new guidance is too vague for people to apply to their everyday lives, and criticize the Trump administration for missing an opportunity to warn about alcohol’s link to cancer and other health problems. “Any level of drinking has some risk, and it increases with more drinking,” said Christopher Kahler, the director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University. “There’s no discussion of risk in the guidelines now, just that drinking less is better for your health.”
