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One Drink Daily Raises Premature Death Risk, Study Shows

6/9/2026

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Shield & Keyes Warn

Kevin Shield, professor, University of Toronto, and Katherine Keyes, professor, Columbia University, found, after a meta-analysis of 7,200 studies, that more than one drink daily raises premature death risk.
The study showed two drinks for men or one for women raises death and cancer risk, climbing with drink.
Robert Vincent said study, by Synergy Enterprises and U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, was omitted from 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines.

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Vincent Sidelined

The U.S. government commissioned the Alcohol Intake and Health Study to inform the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines.
Robert M. Vincent says the report, though explicitly invited, was sidelined from the guidelines.
The study found that two drinks per day markedly raise premature-death risk, contradicting the current “limit alcoholic beverages” advice.
Lead author Kevin Shield also heads the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre in Addiction and Mental Health, linking the study to global health.

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Shield & Keyes Warn

Kevin Shield, professor, University of Toronto, and Katherine Keyes, professor, Columbia University, found, after a meta-analysis of 7,200 studies, that more than one drink daily raises premature death risk.
The study showed two drinks for men or one for women raises death and cancer risk, climbing with drink.
Robert Vincent said study, by Synergy Enterprises and U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, was omitted from 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines.

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