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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 - 18 October 2022
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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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