The current powers in my country are obsessed with controlling the consumption of alcohol.
However, social engineering attempts always fail. If you, as an adult, wish to enjoy a glass of wine or a cold beer, it should be your choice. Don’t drink and drive. Don’t abuse and beat your partners or children.
Be mindful of your responsibilities as an independent citizen!.
However, when they finally return, the long, hot days of summer are to be enjoyed, but remember: stay hydrated. If you feel thirsty, you have already dehydrated. Instead, drink water regularly, throughout the day, and especially during any physical workouts. And, for the exercisers who ask whether the drinking of alcohol has any really deleterious effects on their goal of increasing muscle mass and cutting superfluous body fat, the answer is a resounding YES!
Alcohol contains few nutrients and represents empty calories, which are simply converted to fat by the body. Alcohol has a direct effect on the metabolism, working to store fats rather than release them to be burned as an energy source. The following calorie scores show what popular alcoholic drinks contain: One small regular beer,153; a light, 103;. a regular tot of liquor, 98; red wine, 125; white, 121; Pina Colada, 490; Margarita, 168. So, alcohol provides around 7 empty calories per gram. It reduces blood flow to the muscles, causing weakness and deterioration. It reduces testosterone in the blood and increases the conversion of the former to oestrogen, causing increased fat deposits and fluid retention. It creates imbalances in the liver, which can cause hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar), fatty liver and hyperlipidemia (build up of fats in the bloodstream). Cutting off the supply of oxygen to the brain, alcohol kills off thousands of brain cells, and, further, as a depressant, it suppresses the brain’s ability to function. As we all know, balance, reaction time, hand-eye coordination, accuracy and endurance are all decreased. As a diuretic, it causes dehydration, which will decrease physical performance long after the drinking has occurred. It disrupts sleeping patterns, causing fatigue and stress, and also inhibits the breakdown of nutrients, by decreasing secretions of digestive enzymes from the pancreas, and by damaging the cells lining the intestines and stomach, it impairs nutrient absorption. This litany of negative factors will compromise both physical performance and recovery, necessary to build and maintain muscle mass. Safe consumption seems to be no more than two drinks a day for males, one for women. Research indicates that this moderation may actually increase HDL cholesterol (the ‘good’ one) within a week or two, and help reduce stress levels and reduce insulin resistance.