The U.S. Surgeon General’s call for cancer warnings on alcohol is being welcomed by some substance-misuse prevention advocates in New Hampshire.

It’s the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, the office said.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants Americans to know that drinking is a preventable risk factor for cancer, and he issued an advisory that calls for warning labels to be placed on alcoholic beverages.

As New Year's Eve revelers across the world clinked glasses and ordered rounds, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was in the midst of delivering a grave message about alcohol, a drug that fits neatly into both our highest highs and lowest lows.

The healthiest alcoholic drinks contain little sugar or fat. Nutrition experts say the healthiest alcohol to drink in moderation is light beer, champagne.

UVA epidemiologist Kara Wiseman’s research was cited in the Surgeon General’s advisory on alcoholic consumption and cancer risk, released in the first week of January.

Alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity. It contributes to nearly 100,000 cancer cases and about 20,000 cancer deaths each year.

Dr. Murthy says that scientific evidence connecting alcohol use to cancer has been rapidly growing in the last few decades. The post Will we soon see cancer warning labels on alcohol bottles? appeared first on The Manual.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory linking the consumption of alcohol to cancer, and is recommending that risk be added to warning labels on liquor sold in the United States — but it's getting some sharp pushback from a bipartisan group in Congress,