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Sep 9, 2025 
Dylan Scott, a senior correspondent at Vox specializing in health care, teams up with Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and former advisor to both the Obama and Trump administrations. They dive into a suppressed study linking alcohol consumption to cancer, originally intended to inform dietary recommendations. The discussion reveals the political maneuvering and lobbying efforts from the alcohol industry to bury this important research. They also tackle the challenges public health faces against corporate interests and the vital need for trust in health information.
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Buried Alcohol Report Reveals Suppression
- A taxpayer-funded alcohol health report was completed but the administration chose not to publish its final version.
- Dylan Scott says the report linked alcohol to cancer and was withheld amid industry pushback and political pressure.
Study Intended To Inform Dietary Guidelines
- The 2022 Biden-commissioned study was meant to inform Congress and the 2025 dietary guidelines.
- Its purpose was to assess whether any alcohol amount is safe and help update federal guidance.
Industry Lobbying Prompted Congressional Pushback
- The alcohol industry launched a PR and lobbying campaign attacking the study and its authors.
- Congress amplified industry claims, prompting a second National Academies study and subpoenas.