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Adults should have no more than one drink a day, a team of scientists says (www.nbcnews.com)

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Their conclusion differs from the current U.S. dietary guidelines.

Americans should limit their alcohol consumption to no more than one drink per day, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

The recommendation — from an international team of scientists — differs from the U.S. dietary guidelines, both past and present. Previous guidelines recommended a daily limit of two alcoholic drinks for men and one for women. The latest version, released by the Trump administration in January, is less precise. It recommends only that Americans “consume less alcohol for better overall health.”

The current less-is-best message is accurate but too vague, said study co-author Priscilla Martinez-Matyszczyk, deputy scientific director of the Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute, an independent nonprofit organization in California. People need quantified guidance so they can make informed decisions about their drinking, she said.

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[–] crimson_iris@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

“I have been advised by counsel to exercise my fifth amendment rights during all encounters with law enforcement if my attorney is not present”

Have you tried saying that while nervous because you're being confronted by law enforcement? People tend to become monosyllabic under stress.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

As the above commenter mentioned, the "legally correct" answer is typically not the most expedient.

Even if the cop is a dick, they are almost always mostly concerned about doing their job more than pinning 10,000 trumped up charges on you. They are there to meet their quota and do a cursory poke around to catch people carrying a trunk full of heroin.

Really what you should do is keep your hands at 10 and 2 until told otherwise, be polite and pleasant, and comply with all requests promptly with a "yes, officer". Of course, the lemmy edgelords will say that you should never tell an officer anything because "muh rights" - and sure, you have the right to make the officer's job as hard as possible and piss them off to no end. But the officer has quite a bit of leeway as to how they might proceed in your interaction - and making their life harder probably wont endear them to you

[–] mech@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Have you been drinking?"

"Yes, Officer"

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

*Yes, Ociffer

[–] teft@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’ve said that or something similar numerous times to cops. But like the guy above i’m a white guy and also a veteran of war so their little macho show doesn’t really do anything for me.

My suggestion if you get stressed in that type of situation is to expose yourself to situations that are more stressful but you’re in control. Something like skydiving or race car driving. That should dampen your adrenaline response a bit and allow you to think at stressful times.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm too old to get stressed by a cop lol, but yes that is a valid point. Makes me think having it printed on a business card could be a solution 🤔

Ya know, I bet some civil rights social media attorney already has them printed and sold them on Etsy or some such