… guidelines for alcohol consumption in the United States are part of an overall set of nutritional
guidelines (Dietary Guidelines … to limit their alcohol consumption to two standard drinks per …

… and because more than half of current drinkers in our study drank in excess of the dietary
guidelines limits and reported binge drinking, prevention efforts for established cardiovascular …

… drinking above the guidelines reduced their consumption to the … their current drinking patterns,
overall consumption of alcohol in … limits of the guidelines, per capita alcohol consumption …

… with high adult alcohol consumption [odds ratio ( OR ) = 3.15 among boys, 95% confidence
interval ( CI ) = 2.13–4.64, OR girls = 2.44, CI = 1.57–3.80] and risky drinking patterns in the …

… These guidelines emphasize recommendations for the general public or … -risk drinking
guidelines for the adult population as a whole, going beyond the emphasis on drinking patterns …

… properly inform recommendations for low-risk drinking levels. … in asking about pattern and
amount of drinking, and that the … When a primary research goal is to link alcohol consumption …

… From a health viewpoint, alcohol is beneficial only when consumed in very small … drinking
could increase alcohol abuse, drinking guidelines might take this aspect of the drinking pattern …

… levels of alcohol consumption would evince a … drinking behaviors, including frequency of
drinking occasions, quantity consumed during typical occasions, and maximal consumption …

… “Heavy drinking” was defined for both surveys as an average ethanol intake of more than
20 … These limits are based on the “guidelines on sensible drinking” developed by the British …

… as differing levels and patterns of alcohol consumption, levels of alcohol-attributable harm, …
on the risks of alcohol use and concerns regarding setting guidelines at levels that might be …