Many men come home from work to relieve fatigue and tension by drinking a little wine over dinner.
Although it is a superficial taste every time, it can greatly satisfy the spirit and promote sleep. However, studies have found that this drinking habit may have more health effects than "occasional heavy drinking".
Why is it better to drink a little alcohol every day than to drink a lot of alcohol once in a while?
There are many people in life who are particularly disgusted with drinking too much, and they also think that drinking too much alcohol is particularly harmful to the body, although there is some truth to this statement, but we should also refer to the frequency of drinking.
If you only occasionally drink heavily at socials or gatherings with friends, although it will also affect your health, it is less harmful than drinking small alcohol every day, but some people oppose this view.
Studies have found that although drinking a small amount of alcohol every day seems to be harmful, it is easy to drink too often, which will lead to excessive alcohol content in the body, which will cause great harm to blood vessels and increase the probability of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Although many people who like to drink alcohol think that it is "pleasant to drink", it is easy to let the alcohol in the body stay for too long, which in turn increases the burden on the liver and kidneys.
Compared with people who occasionally drink heavy alcohol, the chance of developing alcoholic liver is also very high when drinking small alcoholic alcohol, and once the alcoholic liver continues to deteriorate and induce hepatitis, then the time for liver cancer may not be far away.
Even for those who like to drink beer, drinking only one glass or bottle a day can damage the nerves in the brain, which can affect the quality of sleep due to overexcitation of the nerves.
What can't I do before or after drinking?
1. Drink alcohol on an empty stomach
Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach is the most taboo thing for many people, especially for some people who only drink alcohol and do not eat food, which will not only cause alcohol to be absorbed by the body in large quantities, but also cause great harm to the stomach, liver and kidneys.
Therefore, it is best to eat some food or drink a glass of yogurt before drinking, so as to reduce the harm of alcohol to the body.
2. Don't exercise
Whether before or after drinking, you should not do some intense sports immediately, which will not only increase the burden on the heart, but also lead to a rapid spike in blood pressure, which will then induce some cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Also, don't live a married life after drinking, otherwise it is easy to cause excessive physical fatigue, and it may also cause some adverse harm to the heart.
3. You can't take medication
For people with certain physical diseases, it is best not to drink alcohol if they are taking medicine, especially for people who eat cephalosporin after a cold, it is likely to have a disulfiram-like reaction, and in severe cases, it may even be life-threatening.
Also, don't rush to take a cold shower or soak in a hot shower, both of which can also harm your health.
The above explains the reasons why the drinking habit of drinking small alcohol every day is more harmful to the body than drinking heavy alcohol occasionally.
Although it seems that the amount of alcohol consumed every day is not much, it will lead to the formation of alcohol dependence in the body over time, and the alcohol in the body has not been excreted from the body, and drinking alcohol the next day will cause adverse harm to the internal organs, so we must get rid of the habit of drinking small alcohol every day, and if you can't quit, you should control the number of drinks.