DENVER — U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory highlighting alcohol consumption as a leading cause of preventable cancer, after tobacco and obesity.
The advisory comes with a proposal to apply cancer warning labels to alcohol bottles.
“Considerable evidence supports the use of health warning labels, including promising evidence toward their role in raising awareness about alcohol-related risks,” Dr. Murthy said in his advisory.
- Read the advisory below
The proposal would be the first change to alcohol warning labels in 35 years. While alcohol use is common, the surgeon general said not enough is being done to educate the public…