Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s team is now advising Americans to "consume less alcohol" for better health. What experts are saying.

The new update to the U.S. dietary guidelines, published Wednesday, included a surprising new stance on alcohol.

The change eliminates a recommendation in place for 35 years that men limit alcohol consumption to two drinks per day and women to one drink per day. It also followed a years-long lobbying campaign by the alcohol industry, worth some $1.2 trillion in global sales according to drinks market research firm IWSR, to disrupt the health officials' work.

NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - President Donald ‌Trump's ​administration released new nutrition guidelines on Wednesday ‌that abandon long-standing U.S. recommendations that Americans restrict alcohol consumption to two beverages a day ​for men and one for women in favor of simply advising that they consume less to be healthier.

The guidelines used to recommend that men limit alcohol intake to two drinks per day and women to only one drink per day.

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