1. It is advisable to add some sugar when cooking. The main component of alcohol is ethanol, which must be decomposed and transformed by the liver before it can be expelled from the body, thus increasing the burden on the liver. Therefore, when preparing food to go with alcohol, you should appropriately select some liver-protecting foods. Sugar has a protective effect on the liver, so it's best to have one or two sweet dishes among your food pairings, such as sweet and sour fish, candied lotus root slices, or sweet-fried peanuts.
2. Prepare some dishes rich in protein. When alcohol enters the intestines, it affects the body's metabolism and can easily lead to a protein deficiency. Therefore, food to go with alcohol should contain protein-rich foods, such as century eggs, home-style tofu, clear chicken soup, or braised pork ribs.
3. Prepare some alkaline foods. Chicken, duck, fish, and meat are mostly acidic foods. To maintain the body's acid-base balance, food to go with alcohol should include alkaline foods, such as stir-fried bean sprouts, spinach, and fruits and vegetables like apples and oranges.
Common dishes that are not suitable to be eaten with alcohol include the following:
1. Carrot
Because the carotene it contains, under the action of liver enzymes with alcohol, can produce toxic substances that are harmful to health.
2. Liangfen (cold jelly)
Because in its processing process, a certain amount of alum is added, and alum has the effect of slowing down gastrointestinal motility. Eating liangfen with alcohol will prolong the time alcohol stays in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby increasing the body's absorption of alcohol, as well as increasing the irritation of alcohol to the gastrointestinal tract, slowing down blood flow, prolonging the time alcohol stays in the blood, and causing drunkenness, which is harmful to health.
3. Smoked and cured foods
Because they contain more nitrosamines and pigments, which react with alcohol, not only damaging the liver, but also harming the oral, esophageal, and gastrointestinal mucosa, and can also induce cancer.
4. Barbecue
In the summer, many people like to gather with friends and family at roadside stalls, drinking and eating grilled skewers, which is a joyous occasion. However, eating barbecue food while drinking is unhealthy for you. During the barbecue process, not only is the utilization rate of protein in the food reduced, but carcinogenic substances such as benzopyrene are also produced. Moreover, nucleic acids in meat, after being heated and decomposed, can produce gene-mutating substances that may also lead to cancer. When excessive drinking increases the lead content in the blood, the above substances in barbecue food can combine with it, easily inducing digestive tract tumors. In addition, in the summer, due to the large amount of alcohol consumed, the probability of inducing such diseases is often higher.
First, alcohol is an organic solvent that can dilate blood vessels in the digestive tract and dissolve the mucoprotein on the surface of the digestive tract mucosa, making it very easy for carcinogens to be absorbed by the body.
Second, alcohol can reduce the liver's detoxification function, promoting the effect of carcinogens.
In addition, alcohol can also suppress the body's immune function and enhance the activation of carcinogens. Therefore, it is best to drink in moderation.
The carcinogenicity of barbecue food is related to the amount consumed. It is recommended not to consume it more than twice a week, and no more than 100 grams each time.