Research on Alkohol by Murthy
Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, and the dangers posed by the beverage should be clearly marked on alcohol bottles as Americans consume it, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed Friday. a risk that should be clearly labelled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday.
Murthy has advised on this serious situation when there is growing research and evidence about the ill effects of alcohol on human health, but his proposal for labels on liquor bottles would require rare approval from the US Congress. According to his advisory, alcohol-related cancers cause about 20,000 deaths each year. Murthy argues in his advisory that Americans should be better informed about the link between alcohol and cancer, especially since alcohol consumption has led to a rise in cancer cases in the U.S. over the past decade.
Already, bottles of beer, wine and liquor carry warning labels saying that pregnant women should not drink alcohol and that drinking alcohol may impair the ability to drive a car. But Murthy proposes that the labels go beyond that and raise awareness about cancer risks.
“It’s strange that a can of peas has so much more health awareness information than a bottle of whisky,” said Dr. Timothy Naimi, director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. “Consumers have a right to basic information about health risks, serving sizes and drinks per container.”
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Research has found that drinking alcohol increases the risk of developing at least seven types of cancer, including liver, breast and throat cancer. Murthy’s advice also states that as a person increases alcohol consumption, the risk of developing these diseases also increases. “For individuals, be aware that the more alcohol you drink, the greater your risk of cancer,” Murthy wrote on the social media platform on Friday. “When you consider whether to drink or how much to drink, keep in mind that drinking less is better when it comes to cancer risk.”
It’s been nearly four decades since Congress approved the first government warning label on alcohol, stating that pregnant women should not drink and warning about the dangers of drunk driving. There have been no updates since then.
