Category: Dr. Catena’s Responses
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Wall Street Journal :: Your Happy Hour Habits Could Raise Your Cancer Risk
“Your Happy Hour Habits Could Raise Your Cancer Risk” February 11, 2025, by Sumathi Reddy Dr. Catena’s Response: Sumathi Reddy’s article, Your Happy Hour Habits Could Raise Your Cancer Risk, mistakenly equates all alcohol drinking with smoking. This comparison is flawed. Moderate alcohol consumption—up to one drink per day for women and two for men—has been…
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The New York Times :: “The Battle Over What to Tell Americans About Drinking”
“The Battle Over What to Tell Americans About Drinking” January 1st, 2025, by Roni Caryn Rabin Dr. Catena’s Response: The New York Times’ War on Moderate Alcohol Consumption The latest salvo in the New York Times’ war on moderate alcohol consumption came New Year’s Day, with The Battle Over What to Tell Americans About Drinking by reporter…
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National Academies Science Engineering Medicine :: “Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health”
National Academies Science Engineering Medicine December 17, 2024 Dr. Catena’s Response: I’m Dr. Laura Catena, a Harvard and Stanford-educated physician and fourth-generation vintner. A committee of the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, has issued a new report, “Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health.” These are my immediate takeaways from…
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The Wall Street Journal :: “Do Americans Drink Too Much? Alcohol Is Driving a Debate in Washington”
“Do Americans Drink Too Much? Alcohol Is Driving a Debate in Washington” June 24, 2024, by Kristina Peterson and Julie Wernau. Dr. Catena’s Response: As a physician who practiced emergency medicine in California for 25 years, I am surprised to read that the USA panel on dietary recommendations concerning alcohol does not include the United…
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The New York Times :: “Older Adults Do Not Benefit From Moderate Drinking, Large Study Finds”
“Older Adults Do Not Benefit From Moderate Drinking, Large Study Finds” August 12, 2024, by Roni Caryn Rabin. Dr. Catena’s Response: Following is an exclusive response from Dr. Laura Catena to the Editor RE “Older Adults Do Not Benefit From Moderate Drinking, Large Study Finds”. The article “Older Adults Do Not Benefit from Moderate Drinking”…
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Vancouver Sun :: “For Gen Z and Millennials, it’s cool to be sober”
“For Gen Z and Millennials, it’s cool to be sober” July 23, 2024, by Denise Ryan. Dr. Catena’s Response: In the interest of scientific accuracy, Dr. Catena would like to shed light on these points referenced in your article. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University and Stanford University Medical School, Dr. Catena practiced…
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The New York Times :: “For Gen Z and Millennials, it’s cool to be sober”
“Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report“ September 18, 2024, by Roni Caryn Rabin. Dr. Catena’s Response: The recent New York Times article, “Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report,” presents a complex issue in a manner that may lead to some misunderstanding. While the article raises…
In Defense of Wine 