Benefits of Beer 1. Maintain heart health: Numerous studies have shown that moderate drinking, including beer, can reduce the risk of heart disease, the number one killer in the United States. In a 2006 study, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard School of Public Health found that among men with a healthy lifestyle, moderate drinkers had a lower risk of heart attack than abstainers. 40-60%. 2. Protect blood vessels: High blood pressure affects approximately 650,000 Americans. But in 2007, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that male patients with high blood pressure who drank moderate amounts of beer had a reduced risk of both fatal and non-fatal heart attacks. Moderate drinking of beer can also help prevent thrombosis and ischemic stroke. 3. Reduce the risk of diabetes: Research shows that moderate drinking by people with diabetes can also reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the biggest killer. Research also shows that light drinking habits may help protect people with type 2 diabetes from developing countries. This may be due to increased insulin sensitivity or anti-inflammatory effects of alcohol consumption. 4. Improve cognitive abilities: Is beer good for the brain? Research shows the answer is yes. A 2006 report published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that moderate drinking may lead to better cognitive abilities in women. Coincidentally, a study published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" in 2003 said that people over the age of 65 who drank 1 to 6 alcoholic beverages per week had a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease than abstaining from alcohol or binge drinking. . 5. Make bones strong: Studies have shown that beer can play a role in preventing bone loss and rebuilding male bone mass, but no benefits have been found for young women and women after menopause. It is said that it may be due to the high silicon content in the beverage. But excessive drinking can greatly increase the chance of fractures. 6. Stay active: A review of 50 studies showed an inverse link between moderate drinking and overall mortality. According to a 2005 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, people who drank 1 to 2 drinks a day appeared to have the lowest risk of death. , this may be due to beer's role in preventing coronary heart disease and stroke. 7. Feel healthier: A study in the "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health" shows that people who drink beer are less likely to get sick and feel better about themselves than those who abstain from alcohol. Alcohol content: One liter of beer = one tael of liquor
Some people think that beer is "liquid bread" with high nutritional value and low alcohol content. Drinking more will not cause any harm. Tao Ran pointed out that this is a misunderstanding by many people. Because beer is alcohol after all, the alcohol content of one liter of beer is equivalent to the alcohol content of more than one or two liquor.
Tao Ran said that adults should drink 100ml or 200ml of beer each time, and no more than 500ml (one bottle) a day. The most suitable temperature for drinking beer is 12-15℃. At this time, the wine and foam are in the best state, and the refreshing taste is most obvious when drinking. Cold beer should be consumed in moderation and should not be mixed with pickled and smoked food.
Alcohol addiction: 30% begin with binge drinking of beer
There are 40 million people in our country who regard alcohol as their lifeblood. According to Tao Ran, among the alcoholics who came to the center to recover from alcohol addiction, 30% drank beer excessively at first, but later felt that the beer was not "potent" enough, and gradually started drinking low- and high-alcohol liquor. The most obvious sign of an alcohol addict is that he not only cannot do without alcohol every day, but also drinks "eye-opening wine" in the morning and "soothing wine" before going to bed, often on an empty stomach.
If you have the following symptoms: you often drink beer without restraint and drink too fast at the wine table; you like to drink alone at home and hide alcohol; you are forgetful and can't even remember what happened before you drank. At this time, even if there is no obvious physical discomfort, the patient is already a substance-dependent alcohol addict. Tao Ran recommends that such people should consider quitting alcohol and receiving treatment.
Heredity of alcohol addiction: Children whose fathers are alcoholics have low IQ
Tao Ran said that men’s alcoholism not only affects their own health, but may also pass alcohol addiction to the next generation. Because if the husband drinks a lot of alcohol, even beer, the child his wife gives birth to after pregnancy may be a patient with "baby alcohol syndrome." Such children are prone to crying and being mentally retarded, and may become addicted to alcohol when they grow up.
Because the father often gets drunk on weekends, the United States calls such children "Sunday babies."
Be careful of the following "beer diseases" that can harm your health
1. Liver cirrhosis: 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. Drinking large amounts for a long time will cause Causes fat accumulation in the body and forms fatty liver. At the same time, 80% of alcohol is metabolized by the liver. Long-term exposure to alcohol will lead to alcoholic liver disease, which will then turn into cirrhosis and liver cancer, greatly shortening lifespan.
2. Beer heart: The alcohol accumulated in beer will not only damage the liver function, but also weaken the myocardial function and cause tachycardia. In addition, excess fluid will increase the blood circulation and increase the burden on the heart, causing myocardial infarction. Hypertrophy, ventricular volume enlargement, and heart enlargement form a "beer heart." If things go on like this, it can lead to heart failure, heart rhythm disorders, etc.
3. Alcoholic encephalopathy: In the later stages, alcohol addicts will suffer from alcoholic encephalopathy. The cerebellum loses its balance function, causing symptoms such as unsteady walking and auditory and visual hallucinations. At this time, the patient's life is already in danger, the liver has lost its detoxification function and has 100% cirrhosis of the liver.
4. Beer allergy: Some people develop symptoms such as laryngeal edema, stridor, numbness and tingling of the lips after drinking beer. This is an allergic reaction caused by beer, and the incidence rate has increased in recent years. increasing trend. Since many people don’t know that beer can also cause allergies, some inexperienced doctors are at a loss when it comes to beer allergies.
5. Cancer: Drinking more beer will also reduce the body’s response ability. American cancer experts have found that people who drink a lot of beer are three times more likely to develop oral cancer and esophageal cancer than people who drink hard liquor; Australian experts have found that people who drink more than 5 liters of beer a day are most likely to develop rectal cancer.
Dads often drink more than 500 ml (one bottle) of beer every day. Not only are they prone to fatty liver disease and "beer heart", but their children are also prone to alcohol addiction when they grow up. Yesterday, Tao Ran, director of the Addiction Center of the Beijing Military Region General Hospital, reminded men who like to drink beer in the summer that the amount of beer they drink in a day should be within 500 ml.
☆ Lead poisoning:
The raw materials for beer brewing contain lead. After drinking a large amount, the blood lead content will increase, which will cause a person's intelligence to decrease and his reaction to be slow. In severe cases, it will damage the reproductive system; in the elderly Easy to cause Alzheimer's disease.