Following a new advisory warning from the US Surgeon General on the association of alcohol with multiple cancersa Florida neurosurgeon said, “It’s about time.”
dr. Brett Osborn, who also runs a longevity practice, welcomed the new guidelines, saying alcohol is poison.
“We’ve known this for eons — this is nothing new,” Osborn told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview.
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dr. Vivek Murthy released the tip on Friday after research that bound alcohol on at least seven types of cancer.
dr. Brett Osborn, who also runs a longevity practice, welcomed the new guidelines, saying alcohol is poison. (Dr. Brett Osborn)
Murthy specifically warned that alcohol can increase the risk of diseases of the throat, liver, esophagus, mouth, larynx (voice box), colon and rectal cancers.
“I know the old saying that you can have a drink or two a day and it’s good for your heart — no, it’s not,” Osborn said.
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“It’s not good for your heart. It’s not good for your brain. It’s not good for your waistline.”
Alcohol can contribute to obesitynoted the doctor, which is the “gateway disease” for many cancers and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.
dr. Vivek Murthy issued the advisory on Friday after research linked alcohol to at least seven types of cancer. (Getty Images; HHS)
“Everything that alcohol touches — your throat, your larynx, your esophagus, your stomach, your intestines, your rectum — they’re all exposed to the toxin,” Osborn said.
Alcohol causes oxidative damage, the doctor warned, which is when “free radicals” damage cells, tissues and DNA and lead to cancer.
“Everything that alcohol touches — your throat, your larynx, your esophagus, your stomach, your intestines, your rectum — they’re all exposed to the toxin,” Osborn said. (iStock)
In Osborn’s neurosurgery, he saw firsthand the effects of alcohol on the brain.
“We know that people who drink have bad brains,” he said. – I actually operated on one two days ago.
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In that case, a patient with alcoholism came to the hospital after a heavy fall. The man had a large blood clot on the surface of his brain, which he required emergency surgery.
“I personally don’t use it. It’s bad. Get rid of it.”
“Due to the fact that he’s an alcoholic … he’s going to do badly,” Osborn said. “These patients, just in general, their organ systems in general, they’re dysfunctional, they’re not doing well. And ultimately, that portends a bad outcome.”
To patients right now drinking alcoholOsborne said they don’t need to stop “cold turkey”.
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“I understand. I respect the fact that this is part of your culture and your social life.”
“But in the next year or so, can we knock it down by 50%? And then at the year, I tell them, OK, now another 50%, and gradually just reduce it.”
According to Osborne, someone who consistently drinks more than one drink a day qualifies as an alcoholic. “You are, to a certain degree, addicted to it,” he said. (iStock)
According to Osborne, someone who consistently drinks more than one drink a day qualifies as an alcoholic.
“You are, to a certain degree, addicted to it,” he said.
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“I don’t want it in my office. I don’t want it for my patients. I don’t use it personally. It’s bad. Get rid of it.”
