8 tips on how to drink alcohol without harming your health

　　People who drink and blush are more likely to get esophageal cancer

　　Studies have shown that for people who drink alcohol, the genetic defect that makes you blush also has an important impact on the high incidence of esophageal cancer. Those who have a "good and one bad hybrid gene" may have a higher risk of esophageal cancer if they drink alcohol than those who do not have this genetic defect. Therefore, doctors can determine whether patients have acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 deficiency by asking patients whether they tend to blush easily after drinking alcohol. They should also advise them to drink less and increase examinations for esophageal cancer.

　　The main subjects in this study were people from Japan and Taiwan. As a supplement, a 2010 paper also studied the situation of mainlanders. The conclusion is similar: Alcoholics with a genetic defect in aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 have a higher chance of developing esophageal cancer than normal alcoholics.

　　What's the matter with blushing after drinking alcohol?

　　The blushing reaction after drinking alcohol is caused by a genetic defect in the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol, which causes a large amount of toxic acetaldehyde to accumulate in the body, causing blood vessels to dilate and causing a blushing reaction. Drinking alcohol while blushing increases the risk of fatal esophageal cancer.

　　Introducing 8 tips for drinking alcohol without harming your health

　　1. Drink hot wine as much as possible

　　Whether it is white wine or rice wine, drink it after heating: first, it is aromatic and palatable； Second, it can volatilize some aldehyde harmful substances with low boiling points and reduce harmful ingredients. Drinking is inevitable. Moderate drinking is beneficial to healthy , Drinking alcohol harms the body.

　　2. Don’t drink alcohol on an empty stomach

　　If you drink and eat at the same time, the wine will stay in the stomach for a long time. The alcohol is interfered by gastric acid and absorbed slowly, making it difficult to get drunk. If you drink several drinks in a row or on an empty stomach, the alcohol concentration in your blood will rise very high in an instant, putting you in a dangerous state of paralysis. Therefore, this kind of drinking method should be avoided as much as possible.

　　Before drinking, eat some starchy food or make a cup of high-fiber oatmeal and drink it first. According to research, water-soluble starch is more effective than fat in reducing alcohol absorption. Even if you don’t have time to eat, you can drink meal replacement first. The fiber in meal replacement will make your stomach feel full immediately and reduce alcohol intake.

　　3. Don’t drink heavily

　　Drink slowly and pause from time to time. Do not drink carbonated drinks, such as cola, soda, etc. when drinking, so as not to speed up the body's absorption of alcohol.

　　4. Eat more green leafy vegetables and soy products when drinking alcohol

　　Antioxidants and vitamins in green leafy vegetables protect liver； The lecithin in soy products also protects the liver.

　　5. The best sobering product is not tea.

　　Not Sprite and Coke, but fruit juice, especially orange juice and apple juice, which can play a good hangover effect because they contain fructose, which can help alcohol burn better.

　　6. Don’t drink multiple types of wine together

　　Because the ingredients and contents of various wines are different, they are mixed with each other and will change, making people uncomfortable, even have headaches and get drunk easily after drinking.

　　7. Do not use medicinal wine as banquet wine

　　Some drug ingredients may conflict with some ingredients in food, or cause chemical changes, which may cause nausea, vomiting and discomfort after drinking.

　　8. Be careful with liquor and beer.

　　When drinking liquor, drink more boiled water to help the alcohol be excreted from the body as quickly as possible in the urine.； When drinking beer, go to the toilet frequently ； It’s best to drink spirits with ice.