eWellness: Dont start if you do not drink; if you cannot stop, limit your intake
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Dr KK Aggarwal 16 December 2018
The definition of a standard drink differs in countries: US = 14–15 gm alcohol equivalent to 12 oz beer, 5 oz wine and 1.5 oz 80 proof liquor; UK 8 gm alcohol, Japan 19.75 gm alcohol and India 10 gm alcohol
10 ml of alcohol (hard liquor) = 0.8 gm of alcohol; 1 oz = 30 ml; 12 oz of beer = 360 ml of beer (360×5% = 18 ml of alcohol = 14.4 gm of alcohol); 18 oz of beer = 8 to 9 oz of malt liquor = 5 oz of table wine = 3–4 oz of 45 wine = 2–3 oz of cordial liquor=1.5 oz of brandy=1.5 oz hard liquor
Binge drinking means 4 or more drinks at one time (women) or 5 or more at one time (men)
Heavy drinking means more than 7 drinks per week or 3 drinks per occasion (women) or more than 14 drinks per week or 4 drinks per occasion (men).
Moderate drinking means less than 2 drinks per day (women) and less than 3 drinks per day (men) and for people aged more than 65, less than two drinks per day
Safe limits: No level of alcohol compensation can be 100% safe for some people.
Contraindications: Pregnancy, present or strong family history of alcoholism, previous paralysis because of brain hemorrhage, liver disease, pancreas disease, running potentially dangerous equipment or machinery
Limit alcohol in acute gastritis, esophagitis, strong family history of breast cancer and pre cancerous GI lesions.
Ideal dose of alcohol = 6 gm per day
10–15gm of ethanol is found in one glass of wine, one can or bottle of beer or one mixed drink.
One should not take more than two drinks (men) and one drink daily (women).
Men under the age of 45 may experience more harm than benefit from alcohol consumption.
Alcohol benefits for the heart are only in 45+ people.
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