In January of this year, then-U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced that drinking alcohol causes more cancer than previously thought. He proposed that alcohol be labelled with a new warning about this.
Alcohol consumption is thought to be the third-leading cause of preventable cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco and obesity. It is linked to cancer of the breast, throat, esophagus, liver, colorectum, larynx, and mouth (pharynx). In the U.S., alcohol reportedly causes 100,000 yearly cancers, leading to 20,000 yearly deaths. One or even fewer drinks per day may cause breast, mouth, and throat cancer.
And let’s not forget the yearly 13,500 alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities.
I may need to re-think the inclusion of alcohol as an option in my Advanced Mediterranean Diet.
Steve Parker, M.D.
Advanced Mediterranean Diet 