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New Guidelines Warn: No Safe Alcohol Consumption

1/9/2026

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New dietary guidelines from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urge limiting alcohol consumption.
Dr. Stacie Stephenson states that differences between red and white wine are minimal.
Red wine contains more antioxidants due to grape skins.
No amount of alcohol is truly healthy and is linked to cancers.
For white wine lovers, resveratrol can come from berries or non-alcoholic red wines.

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Story summary

New dietary guidelines from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urge limiting alcohol consumption.
Dr. Stacie Stephenson states that differences between red and white wine are minimal.
Red wine contains more antioxidants due to grape skins.
No amount of alcohol is truly healthy and is linked to cancers.
For white wine lovers, resveratrol can come from berries or non-alcoholic red wines.