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SciPoll 724: Alcohol and cancer - are warnings helpful?
Will the U.S. Surgeon General's ruling affect your personal consumption of alcohol?
Results
(107 Answers)
Answer Explanations
- Nouser-287804Alcohol is a minor risk compared to so many other cancer risks
- Yesuser-763749It may serve as a wake-up call, leading them to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption.
- Nouser-382417I do not drink alcohol
- Other (please explain)user-84005Actually I never drink alcohol.
- Nouser-188079I'm too old and set in my ways to care. I accept the risks.
- Other (please explain)user-904601I have been doing my own research about alcohol and the multitude of risks associated with its regular use. Although I enjoy a very occasional alcohol use I keep it very limited because it impacts My overall fitness and performance goals. It does not feel it well into my nutritional goals.
- Nouser-829593I don’t drink baseline - for no reason other than I don’t really like it.
- Other (please explain)user-433580Not applicable to me
- Other (please explain)user-114343I do not consume alcohol
- Nouser-553940I do not take alcohol nor I am an US citizen
- Other (please explain)user-629527I don't drink alcohol, but if I were to consider it, the U.S. Surgeon General's ruling would likely make me think more critically about the risks. The report is a strong reminder of the health impacts alcohol can have, especially in terms of cancer risk. For someone who does drink, it might encourage them to re-evaluate their habits or drink more responsibly.
- user-161126I already consumer very little alcohol.
- Nouser-770802Personally I've already limited my alcohol consumption significantly
- Other (please explain)user-777970I do not consume alcohol
- Nouser-1163I am not drinking alcohol.
- Nouser-800651I do not consume alcohol, so the ruling does not directly affect my personal habits but reinforces the importance of raising awareness about its health risks.
- Nouser-979199I don't drink alcohol.
- Nouser-981678One drink once a week, is all i drink.
- Other (please explain)user-102119N/A
- Nouser-730223There are ebnefits in taking it in moderation.
- Yesuser-565949I will reduce my alcohol consumption.
- Yesuser-226984I still drink wine and beer, but tend to minimize alcohol consumption
- Other (please explain)user-409302i do not drink
- Nouser-372463I was not drinking before
- Yesuser-980513Yes, by reducing consumption. But unfortunately I've tried and failed to completely eliminate alcohol from my life. Drinking a beer is one of the great pleasures I have.
- Other (please explain)user-138399Be responsible and try to cut back on overall alcohol consumpytion.
- Nouser-159482I do not drink due to my knowledge and attitude.
- Yesuser-208334We practice very light drinking already, and more periods of abstention are likely in the future.
- Other (please explain)user-848112I stay away from alcohol based on my personal conviction which is regardless of his ruling
- Other (please explain)user-499948My personal consumption is currently very low.
- Other (please explain)user-794571I don’t drink alcohol
- Yesuser-110809reduced by moderate wine intake
- Nouser-562199I rarely drink
- Nouser-489806Even more recent research has stipulated that moderate consumption is beneficial.
- Yesuser-904621It should but I don t think it s very effective
- Nouser-673903I don't drink alcohol.
- Other (please explain)user-911357I do not consume any alcohol
- Other (please explain)user-753919I do not use alcoholic products