Drink at least 3 beers daily - the Institute of Cardiology advises

By Robert Mutasi

The Tanzanian heart disease Institute of Jakaya Kikwete has advised the community that drinking at least three beers a day to prevent heart disease.

The CEO of the Institute, Dr. Peter Kisenge said this on Monday July 10, 2023 at the International Trade Fair in Dar es Salaam (Sabasaba).

He has said there are heart patients in the country.

"A large percentage of hospitalizations are heart and blood pressure patients," he told the media.

Dr. Kisenge advised to consider eating a balanced diet mainly leafy vegetables and fruits, fruits starchy and sugary foods.

“Drink beer, at least a drinker drink three beers a day,” he advised, as quoted by a citizen.

Besides, the doctor also advised people to have routines to be regularly monitored for health to identify problems in the body system and find solutions in advance.

This declaration of people drinking alcohol at least a day comes just a few weeks after another study published by CNN also correlated with them that people who drink alcohol in moderate quantities tend to have lower rates of heart disease, depression and depression.

Dr. Ahmed Tawakol, lead author of the study and co-director of the Center for Cardiovascular Imaging Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, noted that after drinking a little alcohol, before you feel drunk, you feel calm.