Having reached that certain age (mid fifties), and constantly bombarded
with horrific TV ad's re prostate, cholesterol etc etc, I decided to see
a doctor for the third time in my life for a checkup.

1st question - do you smoke?...yes..got the obligatory lecture - fair
enough.

2nd question...do you drink?...somewhat intimidated by the smoking
lecture I decided to lie a little..."well I'm a bit partial to single
malt...how much?...oh about a bottle in five days" I mumbled.

The quack nearly dropped his pen - his eyes widened and then fixed me
with a very stern gaze, and proceeded to gve me a lecture that made the
smoking one seem like a fairytale.

It seems I'm on a slippery-slide to hell, risking everything from high
blood pressure to impotence.

Given that I'd halved my real consumption, I'm now fully paranoid every
time I have a tipple!

To get to the point - one of the ill-effects apparently is obesity. This
came as a surprise - I always thought that was a result of high sugar,
high carb things such as beer.

What are the sugar/carb levels of whiskey?..does it vary much between
different brands?...and does it make you fat?

Any help would be most appreciated - Cheers, Bert.