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"Avoid jumping off cliffs" does not mean that occasionally it's ok to jump off cliffs. Is the surgeon general's advice "Pregnant women should avoid alcohol" un
by jvanderbot 5y ago
"Avoid jumping off cliffs" does not mean that occasionally it's ok to jump off cliffs.
Is the surgeon general's advice "Pregnant women should avoid alcohol" unclear?
- jeffbee 5y agoThe U.S. Surgeon General's mandatory warning for alcohol states "women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects." It does not use the word "avoid".
- jvanderbot 5y agoWell I asked for that. Here's a long list of scholarly articles that use "Avoid Alcahol" when stating or re-stating health recommendations from various countries. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=women+avoid+alcahol+pregnancy https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=wome...
- shapefrog 5y agoThe Surgeon General avoids using the word "avoid" on their warnings.