When Tet comes, spring comes, raising a glass of wine and beer to wish each other the best has become a culture in our country. Beer, wine, spirits… are drinks containing ethanol in different concentrations. So drink alcohol How beer is right and less harmful to health?
Ways to avoid the risk of getting drunk during Tet
According to Dr. Nguyen Van Tien, Nutrition Education and Communication Center, National Institute of Nutrition, beer, wine, spirits – are drinks containing ethanol in different concentrations: beer has regarding 5% alcohol, wine is regarding 9-16% alcohol and spirits can contain up to 40-45% alcohol.
One unit of alcohol is 10 grams of alcohol equivalent to 3/4 of a 330 ml can of beer; 135 ml of wine; 30 ml of whiskey. When drinking should be limited: for men: ≤ 2 units of alcohol/day; Women: ≤ 1 alcohol unit/day.
“Notably, regarding 5%-10% of alcohol is excreted through the lungs, kidneys, and skin; the remaining 90%-95% is transferred to the liver for “processing.” In the liver, alcohol is oxidized to water and carbon. dioxide, but the liver can only oxidize regarding 2 units of alcohol per day.” Dr. Tien said.
In order to have all the fun, especially during the reunion, Dr. Tien notes some tips to help you avoid getting drunk when using alcohol or beer.
It is recommended to drink alcohol slowly, slowly to reduce irritation of the oral mucosa and stomach and to give the liver time to oxidize alcohol to reduce the risk of intoxication and alcohol poisoning.
Before drinking alcohol, you should drink filtered water, fruit juice or soup / soup or broth and food, especially green vegetables to dilute the alcohol content of alcohol, reduce stomach irritation. Eat foods high in protein when drinking alcohol to slow the absorption of alcohol into the blood.
Do not drink alcohol on an empty stomach because when fasting, the amount of alcohol combined with gastric juice increases the possibility of stomach irritation leading to stomach ulcers and stomach bleeding.
Do not drink alcohol with carbonated drinks (carbonated beverages, beer): the amount of carbonate increases the ability to absorb alcohol into the blood.
Don’t drink alcohol with caffeine: Alcohol is an inhibitor/depressant that slows down brain activity and impairs your ability to walk, communicate, and think. Caffeine is a stimulant that increases blood pressure, heart rate, and in some cases, rapid heartbeat and irregular heartbeat.
Caffeine also leads to headaches, restlessness, agitation, stomach problems, and irregular breathing. If using caffeine to “sober up” when drinking alcohol is a dangerous mistake. Concurrent intake of alcohol and caffeine does not neutralize the inhibitory and stimulant, on the contrary it increases the risk of death from toxic shock syndrome. If using caffeine to “sober up” following drinking alcohol is a mistake.
Do not eat persimmons, use carrots to prepare drinks when drinking alcohol, because the carotene in carrots can react with alcohol to cause toxins, adversely affecting the liver.
A simple way to solve alcohol, you may not know
Nutrition experts also note, in the case that following drinking alcohol, feel headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of behavioral control … even poisoning the body, people can use these foods. Natural ingredients such as tomato juice, fruit smoothies, filtered water, ginger… to avoid or solve headaches, nausea and body discomforts.
Fruit juice not only compensates for the loss of water when vomiting, fruit juice also helps you detox in the body caused by alcohol. The nutrients and minerals in fruit juice, help cool the liver, recover the body quickly. In addition, during a family meal or a drinking party, you can prepare fruit, then present it on a drinking party so that you can eat it while drinking, both as a delicious drink and to avoid getting drunk on New Year’s Eve.