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Is Moderate Drinking ( 60 Ml) Of Whisky Weekly Once Good For Health

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Posted on Mon, 15 Apr 2024
Question: Is moderate drinking ( < 60 ml) of whisky weekly once good for health ?
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Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (2 days later)
Brief Answer:
Mixed results in research

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,

Specialist in your selected category is currently unavailable to answer your query.
I am MD pharmacology and I will address your concern.

Alcohol is a chemical. On ingestion it can have short and long term effects on body and mind.

In the presence of any health condition like cirrhosis of liver, tendency for addictions, etc, it should be totally avoided.

Moderate consumption <60 ml weekly is not considered good for organs like liver and brain. It may cause an addiction in future. It may have some benefit in preventing stress induced heart attacks. Otherwise no specific benefit.

In my opinion it can avoided, in general.
Hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (14 minutes later)
Thanks for the clarification. Any recommended diet for healthy heart ?
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Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Healthy lifestyle needed

Detailed Answer:
Hi again,

I will recommend the following for a healthy heart:
- Regular exercise of atleast 30 minutes a day for a minimum 4-5 days a week. It could be any sports activity also like badminton
- Meditation regularly for stress free mind
- Diet rich in fruits, salad, daal, whole grains and low in white salt, maida, is good
- Keep the calories on lower side. For this fatty foods like milk shakes, icecream, cheesy foods, cream can be lesser in quantity.
- Milk, oil and milk products like ghee, butter, buttermilk are ok to have

If you want to have a detailed diet request, you can raise its request from your dashboard and a certified dietician will be able to assist you with it

Regards,
Dr Vaishalee
Note: For further queries related to coronary artery disease and prevention, click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Is Moderate Drinking ( 60 Ml) Of Whisky Weekly Once Good For Health

Brief Answer: Mixed results in research Detailed Answer: Hello and welcome, Specialist in your selected category is currently unavailable to answer your query. I am MD pharmacology and I will address your concern. Alcohol is a chemical. On ingestion it can have short and long term effects on body and mind. In the presence of any health condition like cirrhosis of liver, tendency for addictions, etc, it should be totally avoided. Moderate consumption <60 ml weekly is not considered good for organs like liver and brain. It may cause an addiction in future. It may have some benefit in preventing stress induced heart attacks. Otherwise no specific benefit. In my opinion it can avoided, in general. Hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Dr Vaishalee