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Binge drinking: All you need to know about the Holiday Heart Syndrome

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Updated on: 29 December,2022 02:19 PM IST  |  Mumbai
Ainie Rizvi | ainie.rizvi@mid-day.com

Eating and drinking too much is something that can happen any time of year, but it’s called the holiday heart syndrome due to the overconsumption of alcohol combined with salty snacks during the holiday season

Binge drinking: All you need to know about the Holiday Heart Syndrome

While we are on a holiday drinking spree, the heart is not. Photo courtesy: iStock

The holiday season is here and so is the time for booze-filled blurs. Year-end festivities call for a celebration with good food, friends and family but it often leads to overdoing it. Medical professionals have warned for more than a decade that more people suffer from cardiac arrests during Christmas and New Year’s Eve than any other period throughout the year. Back in the day, doctors coined the term Holiday Heart Syndrome to describe this condition.

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