Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "wine is the length of a hundred medicines", which shows that wine is indeed beneficial to human health. According to the research and analysis of various alcohols by experts, it is found that in all kinds of wine, in addition to containing alcohol, there are still a variety of organic acids, amino acids, esters, sugars, trace amounts of higher alcohols and more vitamins and other nutrients necessary for the human body, and wine is indeed of great benefit to human health.
And in a lot of work also need to deal with alcohol, such as some work socializing, so usually drink a lot of time, but most people still prefer to drink liquor.
Excessive alcohol consumption will bring harm to the body, increase the pressure on the liver, and even appear cirrhosis alcohol liver and other diseases.
So it is recommended that everyone drink moderately in the usual time, you can drink about two or two a day, it is helpful to the body, some people say that proper drinking, can stabilize blood sugar, is it true?
Alcohol will promote the secretion of insulin, is the reduction of liver glycogen decomposition, so the right amount of alcohol can help lower blood sugar, so what are the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption for the body?
Drinking a small amount of liquor every day, in addition to helping to lower blood sugar, what changes will occur in the body?
1. Moderate drinking can be nutritious:
A WHO survey showed that the French like to eat steak, meat, especially fat intake, is several times that of Americans; however, the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is much lower than that of Americans.
The reason for this is that the French have benefited from red wine. Studies have shown that red wine contains resveratrol, procyanidins, polyphenols and other phytochemicals, which can antioxidant, reduce blood cholesterol and triglyceride content, anti-aging, anti-atherosclerosis, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and fight cancer.
Red wine also contains vitaminS, C and inorganic salts and trace elements such as calcium, potassium, magnesium and selenium. Beer is called "liquid bread" rich in amino acids and vitamins; high-quality liquor is called "liquid cake" In short, wine is rich in nutrients.
2. Moderate drinking alcohol can prevent myocardial infarction and cerebral thrombosis
According to Japanese scientists, drinkers have a large amount of urokinase and its precursor protein in the blood, people who do not drink alcohol, there are only a very small number of urokinase in the blood, and the cause of myocardial infarction and cerebral thrombosis is the reduction of urokinase and other plasmines in the human body, so moderate drinking can prevent myocardial infarction and cerebral thrombosis.
3. Women's moderate alcohol consumption can greatly reduce the incidence of heart disease and stroke
According to a survey of 87,000 nurses aged 34 to 59 at Harvard University in the United States, the incidence of heart disease and stroke in middle-aged women who drank moderately every day was 40% lower than that of women who did not drink alcohol.
4, moderate drinking can prolong life
Drinking alcohol in moderation is good for health, can increase the secretion of gastric juice, and is beneficial to digestion; It can dilate blood vessels, reduce blood pressure, and reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease. People who regularly drink alcohol in moderation have high levels of α-lipoprotein in their blood, while people with high α-lipoprotein live 5 to 19 years longer than the average person.
5, moderate drinking can improve interest:
Drinking alcohol is a kind of fusion agent of interpersonal relations, which can enhance the spirit, help the mood, adjust the atmosphere, and increase the fun. Gatherings of relatives and friends, meals of colleagues, business negotiations, diplomatic activities, "no wine, no banquet", no wine and no atmosphere, drinking is an indispensable content. Therefore, Chinese can drink a West Lake water wine a year, and the drinking rate of adult men reaches 42.2%.
6. Drinking alcohol in moderation can satisfy the appetite:
In many areas, there are "aperitifs" and "rice wines". So, why can drinking alcohol appetize and add food? Because: the vitamins and acids contained in wine can increase the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, and increase the secretion of insulin. Therefore, it can increase appetite and help digestion, so it has the effect of "appetizing" and "adding rice".
The dangers of excessive alcohol consumption
Water can carry boats, but it can also cover boats. Alcohol is no exception, drinking alcohol in moderation is good for health, and can bring joy and enjoyment. However, if you want to drink too much alcohol for a long time, it will hurt the qi and blood, damage the essence of the kidneys, generate phlegm and fire, damage health, and bring about various disasters.
Studies have shown that alcohol can be directly absorbed by the stomach and intestines without going through the digestive system, and after the wine enters the stomach and intestines, it enters the blood vessels, and after drinking alcohol, it quickly spreads to the whole body of the human body.
Wine is first carried to the liver by blood, filtered by the liver, to the heart, then to the lungs, from the lungs back to the heart, then through the aorta to the veins, and then to the brain and higher nerve centers. Alcohol has the greatest effect on the brain and nerve centers. The human body itself can also synthesize a small amount of alcohol, and the blood of normal people contains 0.003% alcohol. The lethal dose of the concentration of alcohol in the blood is 0.7%.
Especially now, people are socializing more and more, and various traffic accidents caused by drunk driving seriously endanger the safety of others and themselves.
In addition, a large number of long-term drinking, both will be memory, attention, judgment, function and emotional response have serious damage, but also will occur cardiomyopathy, causing heart muscle tissue weakening and damage, and fibrous tissue hyperplasia, seriously affect the function of the heart, at the same time, continuous excessive drinking can damage liver cells, interfere with the normal metabolism of the liver, and can lead to alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis. Long-term excessive alcohol consumption is harmful.