Family gatherings or having friends over for a meal often involve drinking, and drinking calls for appetizers. How can everyone eat comfortably without harming their health? You need to remember which dishes are suitable and which are not to be served with alcohol.
One, Carrots
Because the carotene they contain, under the action of liver enzymes with alcohol, can produce toxic substances that are harmful to health.
Two, Cold Jelly
Because in its processing, a small amount of alum is added. Alum has the effect of slowing down gastrointestinal motility. Eating cold jelly with alcohol will prolong the time alcohol stays in the gastrointestinal tract, thus increasing the body's absorption of alcohol. It also increases the stimulation of alcohol on the gastrointestinal tract, slows down blood flow, and extends the time alcohol stays in the blood, causing intoxication and harming health.
Three, Smoked and Cured Foods
Because they contain a relatively high amount of nitrosamines and pigments, which react with alcohol, not only harming the liver but also damaging the oral, esophageal, and gastrointestinal mucosa. They can also induce cancer.
Four, Barbecue
In the summer, many people love to gather with friends and family at roadside stalls, drinking and eating grilled skewers, which is a joyful time. However, eating barbecue foods as appetizers while drinking is not good for your health. During the grilling process, not only is the utilization rate of protein in the food reduced, but carcinogenic substances like benzopyrene are also produced. Moreover, nucleic acids in meat, when heated and decomposed, can produce substances that cause genetic mutations, which may also lead to cancer. When excessive drinking raises the lead content in the blood, these substances in the barbecue food can combine with it, easily inducing tumors of the digestive tract. Furthermore, in the summer, the larger amount of alcohol consumed often increases the likelihood of inducing such diseases.
Reason one: 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.
Secondly, alcohol can reduce the liver's detoxification function, promoting the action of carcinogens. In addition, alcohol can also suppress the body's immune system 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 to have it no more than twice a week, and no more than 100 grams each time.