Beer and Your Health: ask Beer-related health questions

Beer and Your Health: ask your Beer and Health Qs

Dr. Manjunath Nagaraj, the UNOB's resident Beer Doctor

The United Nations of Beer presents a truly useful service for beer drinkers around the world.

The UNOB Beer and Your Health expert, Dr. Manjunath Nagaraj, will answer your beer health questions. Simply fill in the form below.

Responses will typically appear on the site within 1-2 weeks, depending on the Doctor's availability and workload. Answers to past questions appear at the top of the right-hand column. The Beer Doctor's bio appears below them.

Important notes

"BEER AND YOUR HEALTH" IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ADVICE FROM YOUR GP OR OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. Before you submit a question, you MUST read our disclaimer for this service (opens in a new window).

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Beer and Your Health: questions from other readers

Click below to see what problems other readers have asked Dr. Manjunath Nagaraj to help with!

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  The UNOB Beer Doctor  

Hi! I am Dr. Manjunath Nagaraj. It is difficult for most of you to pronounce my name, even when you are sober, so you can just call me as the Beer Doctor.

I finished my med school in a reputed college in Bangalore, India and for my post graduation I cleared my USMLE. However, I decided to take a residency in cardiology in the European Union. So right now I am in Europe doing my residency, speaking a European language and tasting good beer.

As far as I can think (which I do sometimes), my life is pretty good, as I get to hang out in some of the cool places in the world and get to complete one of the top residencies in field of medicine.

My future plan? Well, I picture myself going to the hospital, located somewhere near a beach, finishing my work and just chilling at the beach. The beach could be Caribbean or in Goa or New Zealand, depending upon how life will take me.

I am here on the UNOB team to answer all your doubts regarding beer and your health, so you can shoot any questions at me and I will try to answer them.

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