In addition, stress can lead to over-indulgence in unhealthy habits, such as overeating, smoking and drinking, the health effects of which are well-documented.
The plans are designed to cut down on excessive drinking and improve people's health.
They should concentrate on reducing poverty by providing safe drinking water, better health and more education.
But he has faced increasing opposition from environmentalists who claim "fracking" will threaten public health and drinking water.
Effective strategies combating binge drinking would include health care providers speaking to women and girls about their drinking habits, Frieden said.
While much of the public health debate has surrounded obesity and drinking, campaigners believe there is much to be done to help people with mental health professionals.
"Although binge drinking is more of a problem among men and boys, binge drinking is an important and under-recognized women's health issue, " said Dr. Thomas Frieden, CDC director.
Measurements in 2011 found that concentrations of a liver toxin they produce were hundreds of times higher than levels approved by the World Health Organization for drinking and recreational waters.
"Today's generation of children are increasingly repeating worrying patterns of drinking, leading to damaging health and social consequences for them, their friends and their families, " Jez Bayes, the council's strategy lead, said.
The Clean Water and the Safe Drinking Water Acts have significantly reduced threats to our environment and our health.
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The report said a key aim of government policy should therefore be to encourage people to remain active, engage in regular exercise and refrain from behaviours that could have a detrimental effect on their health, such as binge drinking, smoking and overeating.
Where presenters did not encourage drinking, most were neutral, but 2% were negative, suggesting reasons to limit drinking - such as safety, work and health.
Germany's traditional beer drinkers, in the 40-to-60 age bracket, are also becoming more health-conscious and drinking less alcohol, said Marc-Oliver Huhnholz of the German Brewers Association.
Environmental and health studies have been conducted for years showing no linkage between fracking and drinking water contamination.
Some of that polluted runoff winds up in drinking water, posing special health problems for children and pregnant women.
This is helpful in evaluating whether health messages regarding drinking are working, and who we may need to target more effectively.
While alcohol has long played a part in the Navy's culture, Navy officials stressed they aren't trying to stop sailors from drinking altogether, but are concerned about their health and safety.
Smoking and drinking may also be coping strategies people with mental health problems employ.
The new president - affectionately known by his supporters as "Gorgui" or old man - embarked on a wide-ranging modernisation programme - building schools, health facilities, improving access to drinking water and launching an ambitious agricultural programme.
Some believe drinking from intricately carved rhino horn cups brings good health, and the cups are highly prized by collectors, US authorities said.
He said health statistics showed that the problem of hazardous and harmful drinking was actually most common among the richer, rather than the poorer, sections of society.
Health risks after drinking methanol include kidney failure, blindness, seizures and death.
However, Dr Geoff Craig, chairman of the BDA's health and science committee, dismissed fears that the bacteria in drinking unit waterlines are harmful.
Unlike smoking where the government can simply say it is bad for you, the message for alcohol has to be much more nuanced as there is no evidence that drinking within recommended levels is harmful and some research has even suggested it may be beneficial to health.
He said his review focuses in particular on the relationship of fracking to the health impacts of drinking water, as well as other areas such as air quality and community impacts.
And earlier this month researchers at the National Institutes of Health released a study showing that frequent drinking in moderation may protect men from death due to cardiovascular disease.
The USC Hubli Water and Health Team team hopes to shed light on this threatening issue, as confronting the challenge of dirty drinking water is a "gateway" step towards achieving measured, sustainable improvements in a wide array of serious health related issues.
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