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Alcohol & Heart Health: How Much is Safe to Drink?
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By Apollo 24|7, Published on - 05 January 2021, Updated on - 16 April 2024
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It is a well-known fact that frequent and heavy consumption of alcohol is not good for health. Excessive consumption of alcohol is associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke and other complications. However, there are many who believe that moderate intake of alcohol can offer benefits, especially for the heart.
Does alcohol in moderate quantity offer any benefit?
- Regular beer: 355 ml (millilitres)
- Wine: 148 ml
- Distilled spirits: 44 ml (80-proof), 30 ml (100-proof)
- Increase the levels of HDL ‘or good’ cholesterol
- Reduce blood clotting
- Reduce the risk of developing heart disease
- Possibly lower the risk of ischemic stroke
- Possibly lower the risk of diabetes
- High blood pressure
- High triglycerides
- Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmia (Irregular heart rhythm)
- History of strokes
- Heart failure
- Liver disease
What does the Lancet study say?
In 2016, alcohol consumption ranked 7th amongst the major risk factors for both deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs).
Alcohol intake contributed to nearly 2·2% female deaths and 6·8% male deaths.
For people in the age group of 15-49 years, alcohol is the main cause of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). In this population, alcohol use accounted for 3·8% female deaths and 12·2% male deaths.
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