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# DISCUS on Study Featured by Washinton Post
- URL: https://bevnews.net/discus-on-study-featured-by-washinton-post/
- Published: 2026-06-11T06:50:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-11T06:50:52.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker
- Tags: Alcohol and Health

Yesterday we spent some time analyzing a paper that attempted to estimate the effect of drinking on health. That study, which had been featured in a sympathetic story in the Washington Post, was based on the study funded by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Preventing Underage Drinking. 

We asked **Amanda Berger,** Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Science and Research. **Distilled Spirits Council of the United States,** for comment. Here's her response: 

“This study was the subject of a [Congressional investigation ](https://urldefense.com/v3/%5F%5Fhttps:/oversight.house.gov/release/comer-releases-new-report-on-biden-administrations-biased-alcohol-intake-study-that-undermined-american-dietary-guidelines/%5F%5F;!!HlB2MF95McoOf%5Fk!mgaf8Y28Q1GF%5FFFHdiweMfN2iIWGlbPtYLOQ-3abKbGz8PLyesTz75L39GRUzCAIbJBRe9V4rW0T3tqX-l9G2Pwd6OfVUFVG-cJC%5FdQ$?ref=bevnews.net) that found it was the product of a flawed, opaque and biased process, with researchers pursuing a predetermined outcome rooted in personal ideologies rather than objective science. The Congressional committee ultimately concluded that the ICCPUD Alcohol Intake and Health study was irretrievably flawed, should be left in its draft form, and should not be considered in the development of the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines.”