As the weather warms up, getting together with a few friends, ordering some small dishes, and enjoying a refreshing beer while chatting is a rare pleasure. However, Ma Yuxia, Secretary General of the Hebei Nutrition Society, points out that improper consumption of beer can also harm one's health. Consuming it with smoked foods can easily lead to cancer.
Smoked foods should not be consumed with beer. Because the alcohol in beer can dissolve the carcinogens in smoked foods into the alcohol, thereby promoting the absorption of these carcinogens. Ma Yuxia also specifically reminds everyone that all alcoholic beverages are not suitable for consumption with smoked foods. Drinking beer in moderation is safe.
Beer is rich in B vitamins and minerals, which can stimulate the appetite and has a certain appetizing effect. The alcohol component in beer also has a certain vasodilatory effect, therefore, consuming small amounts of beer has a certain protective effect on the cardiovascular system.
Experts remind that excessive beer consumption can lead to excessive alcohol intake, excess body energy, and consequently, the development of diseases such as alcoholic fatty liver, high blood pressure, and hyperlipidemia. Three types of people should not drink beer.
Ma Yuxia reminds that patients with gout and liver disease are prohibited from drinking beer. Because beer itself contains purines, which can increase the concentration of uric acid in the blood of gout patients, triggering a gout attack. Drinking beer on an empty stomach is especially dangerous. For patients with liver disease, the liver's detoxification function is impaired, making it unable to smoothly convert acetaldehyde into acetic acid. This leads to a large accumulation of acetaldehyde in the body, damaging liver cells and worsening the liver condition.
In addition, after intense exercise, a large amount of lactic acid accumulates in the blood. Beer is an acidic food, and consuming large amounts by athletes after intense exercise will increase the acidity of their blood, which is not conducive to recovery from fatigue.