The new nutrition guidance notably removes the previous recommendation to limit alcohol consumption to 1 drink or fewer daily for women and 2 drinks or fewer per men.

Dr. Mehmet Oz addressed the new guidelines regarding alcohol consumption, which no longer specify safe daily consumption amounts for men and women.

“The scientific evidence is clear: alcohol is a toxic, addictive carcinogen that kills about 178,000 Americans each year — a 30 percent increase in fatalities over the past decade,” U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance CEO Mike Marshall said in a statement the non-profit shared with The Independent.

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