Dr. Oz Warns 'Don't Drink Alcohol For Breakfast' Amid Trump Admin’s New Dietary Guidelines
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator referred to alcohol as a “social lubricant that brings people together.”
Dr. Mehmet Oz, former talk show host and current administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr at a White House briefing on Wednesday and expanded on new federal guidelines that actually recommend alcohol consumption in moderation.
The Trump administration’s newly released 2025-2030 nutrition guide axed the long-standing guidance that Americans limit alcohol consumption to two drinks or fewer for men and one drink or fewer daily for women.
Calling alcohol a “social lubricant that brings people together,” Oz said that “they generally moved away” from that stated limit because “there was never really good data to support that quantity of alcohol consumption.”
“That data was probably primarily confused with broader data about social connectedness,” he added.
In the new guidelines, alcohol is briefly mentioned, with the USDA noting that people should “consume less alcohol for better overall health” and avoid alcohol if pregnant, taking certain medicines or have a family history of alcoholism.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator referred to alcohol as a “social lubricant that brings people together.”
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