XCR1250 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Biden alcohol czar says US may follow Canada, limit beers to two a week: 'what a joke' Houston Keene Fri, August 25, 2023 at 12:51 PM CDT·5 min read 3.6k Biden alcohol czar says US may follow Canada, limit beers to two a week: 'what a joke' President Biden's alcohol czar says Americans may be told by officials to have no more than two beers a week. Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) George Koob told the Daily Mail on Thursday that the U.S. may follow Canada's footsteps on alcohol guidelines. BIDEN ADMIN QUIETLY REVISES GAS STOVE ANALYSIS, REDUCES PROJECTED BENEFITS Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism George Koob told the Daily Mail on Thursday that the U.S. may follow Canada's footsteps on alcohol guidelines. Currently, American guidelines recommend men limit themselves to two drinks per day while women should only have one drink. The American recommendations are up for review in 2025. Canada's guidelines recommend only having two drinks per week. Koob, who said he partakes of a couple of glasses of "buttery Californian Chardonnay" a week, said he was watching the Canadian "big experiment" with interest. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP "If there's health benefits, I think people will start to re-evaluate where we're at," Koob said. Koob said there are "no benefits" to physical health from drinking alcohol and that he was "pretty sure" American alcohol consumption recommendations are "not going to go up." "So, if [alcohol consumption guidelines] go in any direction, it would be toward Canada," Koob said. "Most of the benefits people attribute to alcohol, we feel they really have more to do with what someone's eating rather than what they're drinking," Koob added. "So it really has to do with the Mediterranean diet, socio-economic status, that makes you able to afford that kind of diet and make your own fresh food and so forth. With this in mind, most of the benefits kind of disappear on the health side." Koob did say alcohol had its social benefits, as well, calling it a "social lubricant." Currently, American guidelines recommend men limit themselves to two drinks per day while women should only have one drink. The American recommendations are up for review in 2025. Texas Republican Rep. Troy Nehls told Fox News Digital the "rich men north of Richmond are once again recommending what hard-working Americans should and shouldn’t do." "Biden’s beer czar has no business advising ‘guidance’ on alcohol consumption," Nehls said. "This is who the Democrats are. They want to control every aspect of your life." "Two beers a week? What a joke," he continued. "Let’s not forget that JFK snagged 1,200 Cuban cigars just hours before banning all Cuban products from the United States." Distilled Spirits Council vice president of science and health Amanda Berger blasted Koob's comments in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Dr. Koob’s comments calling for a drastic change to the federal recommendations on alcohol before the review of alcohol research has even begun undermines the scientific rigor and objectivity of the entire Dietary Guidelines process," Berger said. "For more than 30 years, the federal guidance on alcohol consumption has been no more than one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men for those who choose to drink," she continued. "It is extremely alarming and inappropriate for a federal official to predetermine the outcome of the Dietary Guidelines and suggest changing decades of precedent without the benefit of the scientific review to support such a sweeping move." Currently, NIAAA defines heavy drinking for men as more than four drinks for men on any day or 14 drinks per week. For women, heavy drinking is defined as more than three drinks on any day or seven drinks per week. The potential new alcohol consumption guidelines follow pushes by the Biden administration that critics say put difficult regulations on Americans' lives, such as proposals to limit use of gas stoves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted August 26, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 26, 2023 Guidelines are meant to be broken. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted August 26, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 26, 2023 I guess I just had my limit for the week tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 27, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted August 27, 2023 I was past that at noon today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnloverxtreme2 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 it is just what they suggest. and we all know how the govts are so knowledgeable. and hell we all tap that limit out by tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted August 27, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted August 27, 2023 Time to redefine a week to be about 30 minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I've never seen or heard from my doctor anything about 2 drinks per week. In fact I've never heard of it before reading it here and I live in Canada. Nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I remember when drinking was a big part of my life. Shit, wife and I would kill a fifth of Crown over a weekend... every weekend. Have had 1 drink since January and it was a toast to my best friends 21st birthday. Not a reformed alcoholic and want to shit on drinkers. Not in the least. Happy to give up my old share to anyone who wants it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 49 minutes ago, Snake said: I remember when drinking was a big part of my life. Shit, wife and I would kill a fifth of Crown over a weekend... every weekend. Have had 1 drink since January and it was a toast to my best friends 21st birthday. Not a reformed alcoholic and want to shit on drinkers. Not in the least. Happy to give up my old share to anyone who wants it. Like carbon credits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Snake said: I remember when drinking was a big part of my life. Shit, wife and I would kill a fifth of Crown over a weekend... every weekend. Have had 1 drink since January and it was a toast to my best friends 21st birthday. Not a reformed alcoholic and want to shit on drinkers. Not in the least. Happy to give up my old share to anyone who wants it. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 When in the hell did this "Alcohol Czar" position become a thing? I've never heard of such a ridiculous seat at the table, let alone pushing such a laughable "guideline". I'm sure most Canadians are laughing at this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR6000RR Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 19 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: I guess I just had my limit for the week tonight Pretty sure I had a years worth last night. Might have a few tonight as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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