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In Canada you can't drink more than two alcoholic drinks a week

In Canada you can't drink more than two alcoholic drinks a week

Canada is moving towards zero alcohol policies, drastically changing the rules for its citizens.

If in 2011 the consumption of a maximum of two glasses per day of alcohol was acceptable, from the beginning of this year this amount has been reduced by 2 glasses per week.

According to a new report, funded by Health Canada, more than two drinks in 7 days is considered dangerous to health.

The nearly 90-page report, released by the Canadian Center on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), details a number of health risks associated with what was previously considered low alcohol consumption.

According to the CCSA, consuming more than two standard drinks, 5% alcohol beer or 12% alcohol wine, increases the risk of breast and colon cancer.

Canadian experts say the drastic change in the guideline, from nearly two drinks a day to just two a week, is the result of better research.

"Data across the board is improving in terms of how and what we're measuring," said Jacob Shelley, a professor of health and law at Western University.

Health Canada also suggested mandatory warning labels for all alcoholic beverages. Mandatory labeling of all alcoholic beverages with health warnings, already common practice for cigarettes, is seen as a necessary first step.