Tag: alcohol guidelines
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Sober curiosity on the rise amid growing concern about alcohol
Jasmine Lykissas The Australian legend of a man with a beer permanently in hand has shaped our country’s culture for the past two centuries. Drinking was transported to Australia during colonisation, when boatloads of prisoners from the Irish and British Isles would commiserate and celebrate with bottles of rum. Alcohol…
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Updated guidelines for low-risk drinking provide new opportunity to inform and empower Australians
Julia Stafford The wait is over. Last week the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) released the updated guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. Informed by the best available evidence, the guidelines recommend: To reduce the risk of long-term health impacts, such as cancer, healthy men and…