If you drink often, your brain ages 5 months faster...A can of beer has 250 calories. It's just stomach fat
Dec 20, 2024
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However, if you cannot overcome the temptation of drinking too much at a drinking party, you may not be able to keep your health. In particular, excessive drinking can not only encourage obesity, but also encourage brain health and aging, and worsen mental health.
◇The aging rate becomes about 7.5 days faster as the amount of alcohol increases by 1g
If your cognitive ability is lower than your age, excessive drinking may be the cause. While feeling temporary pleasure, brain health can get worse. In particular, studies continue to show that drinking habits that began at a young age can increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia after middle age.
A research team at the University of Southern California in the United States analyzed the clear link between drinking and brain aging in 17,308 people. The research team conducted machine learning on the brain MRI images of the study participants and then compared their brain ages with their actual ages.
As a result, brain MRI images showed that people who drink frequently showed significantly reduced gray matter, white matter, and brain volume compared to their age. According to the research team, each day's alcohol intake increases by 1 gram, the brain ages about 7.5 days faster, and people who drink alcohol every day age about five months faster than those who don't drink.
◇ The main culprit of abdominal obesity, I can't ignore calories from alcohol
If abdominal obesity is a concern, excessive drinking should be avoided even further.
"Alcohol disrupts metabolic processes in the process of breaking down the liver and creates an environment in which fat is easily accumulated in the abdomen," said Park Yoon-chan, head of the representative hospital at 365mc Busan Hospital. "When drinking increases the level of inflammation in the body, fat accumulates easily in the abdomen, which threatens health in the long run."
He then stressed that early prevention is important because abdominal obesity is not just a cosmetic problem but acts as a major cause of cardiovascular disease and metabolic disease.
In particular, high-calorie alcohols such as beer and cocktails can significantly increase the risk of abdominal obesity in proportion to their intake. It is about 250 calories for 500ml of beer, and 1,000 calories will be consumed with only 3 to 4 cups, and cocktails average about 150 to 300 kcal, and high calories will be consumed even if you drink only 3 cups. If the alcohol level is high or the alcohol level increases at year-end meetings, it is more likely to cause abdominal obesity.
◇Drinking for temporary pleasure, calling for long-term mental health disorders
Many people visit alcohol not only for friendship, such as year-end gatherings, but also for relieving stress.
Alcohol initially gives pleasure, but over time, the intensity of this pleasure may decrease and the unpleasantness may have adverse effects. As the sensitivity of neurotransmitters such as dopamine decreases, it can cause mental health problems in the long term. Experts advise that chronic drinking is highly likely to be accompanied by mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety disorders.
◇Need the habit of 'Distancing from alcohol' for your health
It is important to remind yourself of healthy habits to prevent heavy drinking as drinking appointments increase in December as the year ends and various year-end gatherings.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is monitoring 'monthly binge drinking' and 'high-risk drinking' as representative dangerous drinking. 'Monthly binge drinking' is defined as ' for men who have had more than seven drinks and women who have had more than five drinks per month in the past year, and 'high-risk drinking' means that men have more than seven drinks and women have more than five drinks twice a week.
Park, the head of the representative hospital, recommended keeping the following five things as a healthy way to drink if there is a must-drink situation. ▲Choose the type of alcohol with low alcohol content ▲Drink without skipping meals ▲Drink water often ▲Drink on a fixed date and plan ▲Recognize one's alcohol consumption and drink.
Park, the head of the hospital, said, `Alcohol intake can cause hormonal imbalance, dehydration, and deficiency of vitamins and minerals"For a healthy end of the year, I recommend you to drink to a minimum and enjoy the end of the year atmosphere only."," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
