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Drinking a Ton of Hard Seltzer Can Land You in the Hospital With This Newly Identified Disorder

Doctors have seen something similar with heavy beer drinkers since the 1980s.

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Hard seltzer convinced a generation of drinkers that pounding six cans was basically fine. Low-calorie, low alcohol, it’s practically a health decision. Nephrologists are less enthusiastic.

Researchers at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center have identified a new disorder tied specifically to excessive hard seltzer consumption. It’s called Mehandru/Vachharajani Syndrome—only the second newly identified kidney disorder in the last 35 years—and it was published in the International Journal of Clinical and Medical Cases.

The three patients in the study were drinking two or more six-packs a day, with........

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