Not true. One of the breakdown products of alcohol is acetaldehyde - the strongest poison for our body, so any drink containing alcohol is harmful. However, low-quality drinks affect the body even worse, since they do not undergo proper purification, they contain fusel oils and other nasty things obtained during the distillation of mash, which increase the toxic effect of alcohol and your hangover suffering. This largely applies to homemade alcoholic drinks. Despite the fact that natural products (fruits, berries) and clean water are used - the purification of alcohol resulting from home distillation is a labor-intensive process. Of course, if you drink higher quality and more expensive alcohol, you will poison your body with fewer poisons, but you will not protect yourself from their destructive effects completely.
Yes, the human body is capable of processing a certain amount of alcohol per hour without harm to itself. This applies to very small doses and only to healthy people. For people with diseased internal organs - liver, stomach, etc., alcohol is harmful in any quantity. In addition, no one drinks it in such doses and no one will drink it, so the very concept of a harmless, small dose of alcohol loses its meaning - you don't hit yourself on the head with a rolling pin every day just because it is harmless in small quantities.
Partly yes. 25-30 grams of vodka or any other strong alcoholic drink taken half an hour before a meal can increase the feeling of hunger. I repeat - this only applies to small doses of alcohol, large doses have the opposite effect - a feeling of satiety appears. Very often, this property of alcohol contributes to the consumption of alcoholic beverages on an empty stomach and the subsequent development of stomach ulcers, gastritis - since alcohol increases the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
The warming property of alcoholic beverages is greatly exaggerated. In case of hypothermia, only a small amount of alcohol can somehow help, since alcohol dilates blood vessels, increases blood supply to internal organs. For a frozen person, 50 grams of vodka or cognac is the best medicine. Subsequent consumption increases blood flow in the skin. It turns red, a pleasant feeling of warmth appears. But this is deceptive - in this case, heat transfer increases, and the body begins to cool down.
Everyone becomes an alcoholic differently - this is one of the ways. With this mode of alcohol consumption, men need an average of -7 years, women - 4 years to develop alcoholism in a stable form. The same applies to beer. Many people think that since beer is a low-alcohol drink, it does not cause any harm to health. This is a catastrophic misconception. Beer tastes better due to its lower alcohol content than vodka, but for this reason you can drink it in larger quantities. Beer has a negative effect on the liver and heart, they degenerate and begin to function poorly. In addition, daily "evening consumption" of alcohol in any form leads to increased tolerance of the body to alcohol and a gradual increase in daily doses.
People often try to cheer themselves up with drinking. Is it possible without subsequent new depression in the morning? In most cases, this is exactly what awaits us. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, alcohol as an antidepressant only works in small doses (30 - 50 grams of vodka, whiskey, martini). Such small doses relieve internal tension and help to relax. Therefore, not everyone can use this method of stress relief.
Perhaps this misconception is related to the use of ethyl alcohol in medicine as a disinfectant. Firstly, drinking alcohol reduces immunity, killing the beneficial bacteria in our body that are responsible for it. Secondly, instead of fighting a cold, the body is forced to spend its energy on processing toxins resulting from the breakdown of ethyl alcohol. In addition, alcohol is far from the best for a sore throat. It begins to hurt even more after the “treatment”. So there is no need to believe in the healing power of vodka. For medicinal purposes, you can drink only a small amount of heated red wine or beer. This at least helps to expectorate phlegm.
Absolutely untrue. When intoxicated, there is a decrease in concentration and a deterioration in mental processes. Another thing is if, for example, you need to do a large amount of physical work - then doses of alcohol can dispel your laziness for a while, but how long will this last?
This myth may have developed due to the ability of alcohol to expand the walls of blood vessels. Many hypertensive patients think that it is possible to lower blood pressure with the help of alcohol. Small doses of alcoholic beverages really weaken the tone of the vascular wall. But along with this, alcohol increases the heart rate. And blood pressure directly depends on the volume of blood "pushed out" into the circulatory system. The greater this volume, the higher the pressure. Therefore, alcohol in no way in this case, it cannot be considered a cure for hypertension.
Women often count all the calories they eat, but they don't count the calories they drink. But alcoholic drinks have a high energy value, and the stronger the drink, the greater this value. Vodka is the record holder for calorie content. Of course, it does not have nutritional properties, but it does contain a lot of calories. It is difficult to get rid of the calories gained from drinking alcoholic beverages. The situation is a little different with wine. The energy value of this drink is partly due to carbohydrates, which are easily broken down and easily burned. Therefore, wine does not have such a detrimental effect on appearance. And, nevertheless, any alcohol is very high in calories. This rule does not know exceptions, so before you drink, you need to think not only about your health, but also about your figure.