A government-commissioned study examining health harms associated with alcohol is released independently, following a decision by the Trump administration not to include the researchers’ findings in updated U.S. dietary guidelines. According to reports, the study was commissioned under President Joe Biden’s administration to investigate alcohol-related health risks. It is published without the guidelines incorporating its results after the later administration opted not to feature the researchers’ work. The Washington Times reports that the decision not to include the findings occurs amid political scrutiny, including pushback involving the alcohol industry and attention from a congressional committee. MedPage Today similarly describes the independent release timeline, noting that the study’s publication happens after the Trump administration chose not to highlight the researchers’ results in the dietary guidance.
Both outlets frame the dispute around whether the government-commissioned study informs national dietary guidance, and the sequence of events leading to its independent release.
