Moderate and excessive drinking

2/kloc-Men over 0/year old drink no more than two cups a day, or women drink no more than one cup a day, which is moderate drinking.

2/kloc-children and adolescents under 0/year old drink too much no matter how much they drink. 265, 438+0 and above adults, men drink five or more servings per meal, and women drink four or more servings per meal, which is alcoholism; Men drink/kloc-0.5 servings or more per week, while women drink 8 servings or more per week, which belongs to heavy drinking. Excessive drinking and heavy drinking are both excessive drinking and harmful to health.

Note: One serving of wine is equivalent to 355 ml of 5-degree beer, or 148 ml 12 degree wine, or 44 ml of 40-degree white wine.

Excessive drinking will increase the risk of alcoholism, hypertension, obesity, stroke, breast cancer, suicide and accidents; In addition, it is difficult to predict who will suffer from alcoholism; For these reasons and other risks, the American Heart Association warns people that if you don't drink now, don't start drinking.

A lethal dose of alcohol.

Alcohol is completely absorbed through the stomach and small intestine within half an hour to three hours, and reaches a peak in 20-60 minutes after ingestion, and is distributed in all water tissues and body fluids (including brain and alveoli) in the body. The concentration of alcohol in blood can directly reflect the concentration of the whole body. Although the tolerance of individuals to the increase of blood alcohol concentration varies greatly, there is no difference in the lethal concentration of blood alcohol. The lethal dose of most adults is 250-500g pure alcohol, the lethal dose of infants is 6 6- 10/0g, and that of children is about 25g.

Drinking and health

Some studies have shown that moderate drinking may have some health benefits in some aspects, but the American Heart Association currently does not recommend drinking red wine or any other form of alcohol to obtain these potential benefits. These potential benefits can be obtained by eating enough fruits and vegetables and exercising regularly.

These people shouldn't drink.

These people should not drink any alcoholic drinks;

1, pregnant or pregnant.

2. People who are taking medicine.

3,21people under the age of one.

4. People who drive, prepare to drive or participate in other activities that require skill, coordination and vigilance.

drink excessively

Alcoholism is a situation that requires first aid. On average, 2200 people in the United States die of alcoholism every year. Acute alcoholism has become one of the most common poisoning in emergency department, and the incidence rate at home and abroad is on the rise. If someone is unconscious after drinking, please call the local emergency number immediately (such as 120) and be accompanied at any time, because alcoholism will affect the pharyngeal reflex and may suffocate due to vomiting. Don't try to induce vomiting while waiting for rescue, because it may lead to suffocation. If a drunk vomits, try to make him sit up; If you have to lie down, tilt his head to one side to clear the contents of his mouth and avoid suffocation.