3 blind mistakes when drinking alcohol
In fact, you've probably heard a lot about advice regarding alcohol consumption. For example, drinking alcohol with soft drinks, eating sausages and ham, drinking coffee and tea to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol...
However, experts say these beliefs are completely wrong. Below are three misconceptions to help you drink alcohol in a healthy way.
Mixing alcoholic beverages with soft drinks can help reduce intoxication.
Nowadays, many people believe that drinking alcohol with soft drinks helps reduce intoxication. They mix alcoholic beverages with soft drinks, thinking that the alcohol content can be reduced by the soft drink.
According to experts, mixing alcoholic beverages with soft drinks or energy drinks not only doesn't help alleviate drunkenness but can actually make you get drunk faster.
Furthermore, carbonated drinks can release carbon dioxide gas in the stomach and quickly push alcohol into the small intestine. In addition, the rate of alcohol absorption by the small intestine can be accelerated. Therefore, the hidden danger to the human body is greatly increased.
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Sausages and ham are often served with alcoholic beverages.
Drinking alcohol and eating smoked meat creates a wonderful flavor, and although the taste of alcohol lingers in the mouth, it actually poses a potential health risk. According to nutrition experts, smoked foods contain a significant amount of nitrosamines (a carcinogen). The concentration of dissolved nitrosamines in alcohol is very high, increasing the risk of esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, and other cancers.
Therefore, when drinking alcohol, you should eat some food, but you should avoid foods such as salted fish, sausages, and preserved ham.
To reduce the harmful effects of alcohol on your stomach and liver, you should drink milk or eat eggs before drinking. The high protein content in these foods can react with alcohol to reduce its absorption by the body.
Drinking tea or coffee can help cure a hangover.
Many people think that tea and coffee can help reduce the effects of alcohol. However, the main component of coffee is caffeine. In moderation, it can stimulate the body, boost spirits, and benefit the stomach. But excessive consumption can lead to poisoning, especially after drinking alcohol, because coffee can make the alcohol more harmful to the body, particularly damaging the brain. At the same time, it accelerates blood circulation, increasing the burden on the heart's blood vessels, causing damage several times greater than drinking alcohol normally.
Tea can help alleviate the effects of alcohol, but it also causes other harms to the cardiovascular system and kidneys because both alcohol and tea are strong stimulants for the heart. With alcohol, the heart already has to work harder, and adding tea further increases this strain, leading to overstimulation. Furthermore, drinking tea immediately after drinking alcohol also forces the kidneys to work overtime to eliminate the stimulants. If this elimination process is not quick enough, alcohol can accumulate, leading to excess uric acid over time and causing kidney stones.
According to medical specialists, men should avoid consuming large amounts of coffee after drinking alcohol, as it exacerbates dehydration. Strong tea is also detrimental to those who are drunk, as it overstimulates the heart and harms the kidneys.
Note that you should not drink alcohol on an empty stomach. Alcohol irritates the stomach lining and esophagus, easily causing damage, leading to stomach pain, vomiting, bleeding, and over time, acute gastritis. When you drink alcohol, it interferes with the liver's ability to metabolize sugar. Therefore, before drinking alcohol, you should eat foods rich in carbohydrates to regulate blood sugar and quickly reduce alcohol absorption and irritation in the stomach.
To maintain good health and reduce the harmful effects of alcohol, you should have a good understanding of alcohol and drink in a healthy and reasonable way.
(VnMedia) - M.D
