Introduction: On a scorching summer day, an ice-cold beer is refreshing and delightful! However, there are taboos to drinking beer in the summer. Moderation is key for the sake of your physical and mental health. Here are the 8 major taboos for drinking beer in the summer. Avoid these pitfalls and don't let enjoying life turn into harming your body.
Beer has once again become a must-have drink for beating the summer heat. Beer can whet the appetite, aid digestion, and relieve summer heat, making it indeed suitable for consumption in the summer. But the dangers of excessive beer drinking should not be underestimated. Pay attention to the relevant taboos when drinking to benefit your body and mind. So, what should you pay attention to when drinking beer in the summer?
① It is not advisable to eat cured and smoked foods at the same time
Cured and smoked products contain organic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzopyrene and amino acid derivatives, which are produced due to improper cooking. When drinking beer excessively, the lead content in the blood increases. At this time, these substances combine with it, which can induce digestive tract diseases.
② It is not advisable to drink with strong liquor
Some people are used to drinking beer and then immediately drinking strong liquor. This can irritate the gastrointestinal tract and easily cause digestive disorders.
③ It is not advisable to drink excessively
Drinking too much beer at once will increase the lead content in the blood. Long-term consumption will lead to fat accumulation, block ribonucleic acid synthesis, cause "beer heart," affect heart function, and inhibit and damage brain cells.
④ Patients with digestive system diseases should not drink
For patients with chronic gastritis, gastric, and duodenal ulcers, excessive drinking can easily increase the pressure in the gastrointestinal tract due to carbon dioxide, easily inducing perforation of gastric and duodenal bulb ulcers, which can be life-threatening.
⑤ It is not advisable to take medicine with beer
Beer mixed with medication can produce adverse side effects. It can increase acidity, causing the drug to dissolve quickly in the stomach, and it can also destroy blood absorption, reducing the drug's efficacy, and even endangering life.
⑥ It is not advisable to drink beer that has been stored for too long
The shelf life of ordinary commercially available beer is generally two months, high-quality beer can be stored for 4 months, and bulk beer for 3-7 days. In beer stored for too long, polyphenols can easily oxidize and polymerize with proteins, causing cloudiness.
⑦ It is not advisable to drink frozen beer
The storage temperature for beer is 9-10°C in winter and spring, and 5-10°C in summer. When beer is frozen, proteins and tannins will precipitate, which can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort and loss of appetite.
⑧ It is not advisable to drink beer stored in a thermos
Because the liner of a thermos accumulates limescale, when beer is stored in it, the mercury, cadmium, arsenic, lead, iron, and other metal components in the limescale can be dissolved by the acidic components in the beer and mix with it. Drinking it can lead to metal poisoning in the human body.