Mixed Drinks Erode Your Health
Alcoholic beverages, just like food, have their own "antagonists." Randomly "mixing" them can lead to, at best, a loss of nutrients, and at worst, serious harm to your health. Multiple nutrition experts will help you uncover the hidden dangers of alcoholic beverages at the dinner table.
During gatherings, it's inevitable to order some drinks. At the dinner table, many people have three or four glasses in front of them—tea, red wine, white liquor, juice... They take a sip from one, then a sip from another. What they don't realize is that alcoholic beverages, just like food, have their own "antagonists." Randomly "mixing" them can lead to, at best, a loss of nutrients, and at worst, serious harm to your health. Multiple nutrition experts will help you uncover the hidden dangers of alcoholic beverages at the dinner table.
White liquor fears being mixed. Many people who drink white liquor like to have some low-alcohol drinks or beverages with it, thinking this can "dilute" the alcohol and reduce its "potency." However, an article in the US publication *Health* magazine warns that this approach has the opposite effect. It not only leads to excessive alcohol intake, but the carbon dioxide in drinks like beer and cola will "add fuel to the fire," increasing alcohol's damage to the stomach and forcing the alcohol into the small intestine more quickly, thus accelerating absorption. Yu Kang, Deputy Director of the Nutrition Department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, points out that beverages contain large amounts of sugar and calories. Mixing them with alcohol无形中 (unwittingly) increases the intake of sugar and calories. Long-term consumption can easily lead to obesity and other chronic diseases.
White liquor also fears strong tea. Some people believe strong tea can sober them up. However, the theophylline in strong tea can cause blood vessels to constrict and blood pressure to rise. Not only does it fail to sober a person up, but it also加重 (aggravates) the burden on the heart and kidneys, making the person feel even worse.
Mixing spirits with energy drinks harms the heart. The "mixing" of spirits like Vodka + Red Bull, Chivas + Pulse, etc., is a popular drinking method among many trendy people nowadays. In fact, these energy drinks should not be mixed with alcohol because they typically contain caffeine and electrolytes. When mixed with alcohol, the sodium ions and caffeine in the electrolytes increase the burden on the heart, causing symptoms like palpitations and chest tightness.