All about beer
According to numerous independent studies, moderate drinkers live longer and better than drunks or teetotalers. Beer is perfect for moderate drinking because of its lower alcohol content and larger volume compared with wine or spirits .
Hard liquor usually has more calories than beer or wine. Each fluid ounce of 80-proof distilled spirits , including rum, gin, whiskey and vodka, contains 64 calories , making the typical 1.5-ounce serving about 96 calories . Liqueurs tend to be higher in calories , because they’re higher in sugar.
But apparently there’s one kind of beer that’s a little less toxic than every other kind of alcohol . According to a new study published in Oxford’s Alcohol and Alcoholism journal, scientists discovered that hoppy beer is significantly less harmful to the liver than liquor and even beer without hops.
Bellion Vodka is the first commercially-made alcohol with NTX technology — a glycyrrhizin, mannitol and potassium sorbate blend that is clinically proven to be easier on your liver.
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, drinking is considered to be in the moderate or low-risk range for women at no more than three drinks in any one day and no more than seven drinks per week. For men, it is no more than four drinks a day and no more than 14 drinks per week.
14 Liquors With The Highest Calories 1 of 14. Everclear. At 190 proof (95 percent alcohol), this super-strong booze clocks in with 285 calories per 1.5-ounce shot. 2 of 14. Schnapps . 3 of 14. Triple Sec. 4 of 14. Crème de Menthe. 5 of 14. Bacardi 151. 6 of 14. Beer . 7 of 14. Navy Strength Gin . 8 of 14. Cognac.
If you’re looking to be healthier while drinking alcohol occasionally, these are the healthiest alcohols you can choose from. Tequila . Shutterstock/Maria Uspenskaya Tequila has numerous health benefits (and is lower in calories than Smirnoff vodka ). Red Wine . Rum. Whiskey. Rosé Champagne.
However, wine is not without its drawbacks. If you thought you could avoid a larger gut by avoiding beer, you may be surprised to see your midsection growing anyway! What is this phenomenon? It turns out that “ wine belly ” is a thing, and too much wine can lead to extra fat around the belly —just like with beer.
Generally, symptoms of alcoholic liver disease include abdominal pain and tenderness, dry mouth and increased thirst, fatigue , jaundice (which is yellowing of the skin), loss of appetite, and nausea. Your skin may look abnormally dark or light. Your feet or hands may look red.
“This is where a lot of toxins from the alcohol are able to cross the lining of the bowel and into the blood, which shouldn’t usually occur,” Clark said. In a nutshell your gut is in a state of irritation which can cause bloating, gas and even diarrhoea. Vodka , gin and tequila on the rocks are all good options.
Coffee cannot ‘ sober you up . ‘ It does not get rid of alcohol from the system. If you have an alcohol level above the legal limit, you can drink all the coffee you want and the alcohol level will not magically fall faster than it would have if you had not drunk the coffee .
After two weeks off alcohol , you will continue to reap the benefits of better sleep and hydration. As alcohol is an irritant to the stomach lining, after a fortnight you will also see a reduction in symptoms such as reflux where the stomach acid burns your throat.
Drinking too much puts you at risk for some cancers, such as cancer of the mouth, esophagus, throat, liver and breast. It can affect your immune system. If you drink every day, or almost every day, you might notice that you catch colds, flu or other illnesses more frequently than people who don’t drink .
And according to him, drinking a bottle of wine a day isn’t bad for you. Although drinking nine bottles of wine a day probably is still bad . He believes drinking only becomes harmful when people consume more than around 13 units a day —most bottles of wine contain 10.