Drinking beer appropriately every day is good for the body. The average person should drink 300ml of beer per day.
Beer is made from wheat, rice, hops, beer yeast and brewing water. Its main feature is low alcohol content and rich in sugars, vitamins, amino acids, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Other nutrients, drinking in moderation has certain benefits for your health.
Beer has a high water content, which can quench thirst; at the same time, the organic acids in beer have refreshing and refreshing effects. On the one hand, it can reduce excessive excitement and tension, and promote muscle relaxation; on the other hand, it can stimulate nerves and promote digestion; in addition, the low content of sodium, alcohol, and nucleic acids in beer can increase the blood supply to the brain, It dilates the coronary arteries and stimulates the kidneys by providing blood to accelerate the body's metabolic activities. Moreover, beer also has the function of "preventing disease". According to experiments by the California Medical Center in the United States, moderate beer drinkers are less likely to have heart disease and ulcers than teetotalers and alcoholics, and can prevent high blood pressure and other diseases. .
However, although the alcohol content of beer is not high, once excessive, the absolute amount of alcohol increases, which will increase the burden on the liver and directly damage liver tissue, increase the burden on the kidneys, and weaken myocardial function. If things go on like this, it can lead to heart failure, heart rhythm disorders, etc.
Research has confirmed that excessive drinking of beer not only fails to prevent high blood pressure and heart disease, but also promotes the occurrence and development of arteriosclerosis, heart disease, fatty liver and other diseases. Drinking a large amount of beer can damage the gastric mucosa, causing gastritis and peptic ulcer, causing symptoms such as upper abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite, bloating, belching, and acid reflux. Many people like to drink cold beer in summer, which causes the temperature of the gastrointestinal tract to drop, capillaries to constrict, and the digestive function to decline. Since beer is rich in nutrients and produces a lot of heat, most of the nutrients contained in it can be absorbed by the human body. Long-term drinking of large amounts will cause fat accumulation in the body, leading to a potbelly and the formation of a "beer belly." Patients often have elevated blood lipids and blood pressure.
Relevant data also show that for patients with atrophic gastritis, urinary system stones, etc., drinking a large amount of beer may cause the recurrence of old diseases or aggravate the condition. This is because the barley malt juice used to brew beer contains calcium, oxalic acid, urinine nucleotides and purine nucleotides. Their interaction can more than double the amount of uric acid in the human body, which not only promotes the formation of gallstones and kidney stones, but also Can induce gout. As mentioned just now, drinking beer in moderation can prevent diseases, but the opposite is true. If you drink too much beer, it will reduce the body's ability to respond. A survey by Australian experts found that people who drink more than 5 liters of beer a day are most likely to develop rectal cancer.
The following categories of people should not drink beer: patients with digestive tract diseases, such as those suffering from gastritis, gastric ulcer, and colitis; patients with liver disease, those with acute and chronic liver diseases whose liver function is not perfect , it will not be able to exert its detoxification and other functions in time, and alcohol poisoning will easily occur, and alcohol will directly damage liver cells; patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and pregnant women should not drink beer. Professor Xiong also specifically mentioned that some people are allergic to alcohol and will develop allergic rashes when they drink beer. Such people should drink with caution. In addition, infants, young children, the elderly, the weak and some patients with colds and colds should not drink beer.