MAJOR alcohol industry players have condemned new drinking guidelines as scientifically flawed, confusing and destined to fail.
The draft guidelines — warning adults to have no more than two drinks a day and pregnant women not to drink at all — are too extreme and lack credibility, the consortium of liquor sellers and manufacturers has claimed.
They warn the changes to the existing recommendations will not prevent harmful drinking as many Australians will find the advice "culturally irrelevant" and ignore them.
There is also anger that physiological differences such as age, gender and weight, were not considered. Health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption were also overlooked.. . . . . .
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