New Dietary Guidelines Abandon Longstanding Advice on Alcohol

An anonymous reader shares a report: Ever since the federal government began issuing the Dietary Guidelines in 1980, it has told Americans to limit themselves to one or two standard alcoholic drinks a day. Over time, the official advice morphed to no more than two drinks a day for men, and no more than one for women. No longer [non-paywalled source].
The updated guidelines issued on Wednesday say instead that people should consume less alcohol "for better overall health" and "limit alcohol bever