There is an opinion among the people that low-alcohol drinks, which are so popular among young people, do less harm than high-alcohol drinks, and are even useful in some way. There is indeed some truth in such a statement. However, not everything is as straightforward as it might seem at first glance.
Instructions
Step 1
According to clinical studies, low-alcohol drinks affect the human body in the same way as fortified ones - with the main factor in this case being the amount consumed. For example, 200 ml of beer equals 50 ml of vodka - and during the summer season, the average consumer can drink two to three bottles of a refreshing, foaming drink a day.
Step 2
Even more dangerous low-alcohol drinks are considered to be canned cocktails, which have a wide range of sweetish tastes and resemble lemonade mixed with a small amount of alcohol. One can of such a cocktail contains the amount of ethanol equivalent to its content in 100 g of vodka. In addition, sugars, flavors and harmful flavors are added to such drinks, which, when used frequently, inflict a powerful destructive blow on the liver. Champagne has a similar effect, the bubbles of which significantly accelerate the absorption of alcohol into the blood.
Step 3
As for the benefits of low-alcohol drinks, when consumed in minimal doses, it can be attributed to a decrease in the risk of developing coronary heart disease. The fact is that alcohol prevents atherosclerosis and increases the level of good cholesterol in the blood. In addition, low-alcohol cocktails activate areas of the brain that are practically not involved in a person's sober state. With moderate consumption of light alcohol, colds, kidney neoplasms, lymphoma, angina pectoris, osteoporosis, and type 2 diabetes can be prevented.
Step 4
However, with even a small consumption of low-alcohol drinks, it should be remembered that they can also be highly addictive, while simultaneously exerting a toxic effect on the body. This effect is associated with the decomposition of ethyl alcohol, in which such a poisonous substance as acetaldehyde is released. If a low-alcohol drink also has a dubious quality, it definitely contains fusel oils, which significantly aggravate the effect of acetaldehyde and poison the body with its decay products.
