Recently, 32-year-old Xiao Li, in Huaian, Jiangsu Province, was sent to the hospital for treatment due to long-term alcohol abuse, such as vision delusion, air abuse, and ignorance of his family.
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It is understood that Xiao Li, the person involved, has been drinking heavily since six or seven years ago, drinking about 1 kilogram of alcohol every day. The doctor diagnosed it as "alcohol dependence accompanied by schizophrenia ". In addition to mental problems and severe withdrawal reaction , there are also physical problems such as lung infection , impaired liver and kidney function, femoral head necrosis , etc.
is inevitable in our country's drinking table culture. It has been like this from ancient times to the present. As long as there is a reason, you have to "drink to cheer up and stop drunk", even if you are the only oneself...
Drinking is very harmful. In this article, let's talk about the harm of drinking, and how to do it if you really want to drink to minimize the harm to your body. Those who drink should know their own knowledge. Those who don’t drink should tell their friends at home.
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How harmful is drinking?
A global alcohol health burden assessment in the Lancet in 2018 showed that there is no safe dose for drinking alcohol, and the health risk is the lowest.
Another study published in the journal Lancet Oncology shows that
4% of all new cancer cases worldwide in 2020 are related to drinking. For many people, even small amounts of alcohol can pose serious health risks.
In addition, studies have also shown that
A large number of drinkers already have a decrease in blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery before there is no clinical symptoms. Reduced blood flow in the cerebral artery is one of the risk factors for cerebral infarction . In addition, long-term excessive drinking will lead to increased blood pressure, and the incidence of diabetes and stroke will also increase.
That is to say, among the health risks brought by alcohol , no drop of alcohol is innocent, and drinking is harmful to health. Let’s summarize the many hazards of drinking:
① Long-term drinking is prone to alcohol dependence. Reduce appetite, lose weight, and lack of nutrition;
② Drinking alcohol will consume vitamin B in the body, resulting in serious vitamin B deficiency;
③ Drinking a lot of alcohol can cause damage to the intestinal mucosa and gastric mucosa and damage to liver function. In severe cases, it will lead to intestinal cancer, gastric cancer , liver cancer ;
④ Drinking for a long time can cause acute and chronic alcohol poisoning, alcohol fatty liver , and in severe cases, it will also cause alcoholic cirrhosis;
⑤ Excessive drinking can increase the risk of hypertension , stroke , and increase the risk of breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancer;
⑥ Long-term drinking can also cause brain damage to people, and it is irreversible damage.
So for drinking, it is really no benefit except to be able to cheer up and adjust the atmosphere!
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What should I do if I have to drink it?
Although I know that drinking is harmful, I often have no choice but to refuse.
So what should we do to maximize and reduce the harm caused by drinking alcohol to the body? It is recommended to do the following 6 points:
① Control the quantity well: No matter how others persuade you to drink, you must grasp the quantity well. According to the recommendations of the "2022 Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents", the daily alcohol content of adult men and women should not exceed 15g.
Note that it is the number of grams of alcohol, not the number of grams of alcohol. How to control the amount of
?
Calculation formula: Limit daily drinking amount = 1500ml/alcohol content
Alcohol content 2.5%vol (8° is the original wort concentration)
You can refer to the amount shown in the table below. If you have to drink it, it is best to control it at this amount.
"Diet Guide for Chinese Residents 2022 Edition"
②Don't drink alcohol on an empty stomach: the alcohol absorption is faster when drinking on an empty stomach. It is best to eat some staple food before drinking, or drink a glass of sugar-free yogurt, milk, etc., which can delay the absorption rate of alcohol and reduce the damage to the stomach.
③Don’t drink with carbonated beverage : carbon dioxide in carbonated beverages will speed up the absorption of alcohol and enter the blood, and mixing the two will make you drunk faster. For example, the " Jiang Xiaobai versus Sprite" that many people like is not recommended.
④Don’t drink it with coffee and strong tea: coffee and strong tea These drinks contain caffeine and other exciting substances, which will make people more excited as they drink, affecting their judgment of alcohol volume, and unknowingly, they will drink more than usual.
⑤ Don’t be stuffy in one gulp: drink small and slow drinks, and don’t be stuffy in one gulp, otherwise it will not only get drunk quickly, but will also be more irritating to the stomach.
⑥ Find opportunities to drink more soup: If there are light soups on the table, such as vegetable soup. You must find an opportunity to drink more soup between drinking, which is equivalent to drinking more water. It can help the body metabolize alcohol and better control the amount of alcohol. Remember, water is the most effective "relieving wine". If there is no soup, put a bottle of water next to it and drink it directly.
Generally speaking, wine is not a bargaining chip for social interaction. Things that are done with wine do not last long, and people who are given with wine are not sincere. If you can, don’t drink if you can!
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