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Health Canada recommends limiting alcohol to just 2 drinks per week

A bar in Baie-Comeau, Quebec.
A bar in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

New alcohol guidelines recommending that Canadians limit themselves to just two drinks a week – and ideally cut alcohol altogether – have prompted intense debate over risk versus enjoyment in a country where the vast majority of adults regularly consume alcohol.

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) this week called for a substantial reduction in consumption, warning that seemingly moderate drinking poses a number of serious health risks, including cancer, heart disease and stroke.

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