"The more you drink water, the colder it gets; the more you drink alcohol, the warmer it gets." The idea of drinking alcohol to keep warm has been accepted by many. Some elderly people even have a few drinks after waking up or before going to bed in winter, believing that a few sips of alcohol will make their bodies feel warm, thinking that the alcohol has driven away the cold. In fact, this is a misconception.
The feeling of warmth after drinking alcohol is because the alcohol stimulates the blood vessels on the body's surface to dilate, causing blood stored in the liver and other areas to flow to the surface. Since blood is warm, a person naturally feels warm. However, this is only a temporary phenomenon. In reality, because the body's rate of heat dissipation is accelerated, more heat is actually consumed from within the body.
In winter, it is best to keep the daily alcohol intake below 50 grams, with baijiu controlled to around 30 grams.