It’s always hard to avoid drinking during New Year’s holidays and gatherings of friends and family, but drinking too much alcohol can give you a headache. What is the reason for this? By eating some food can relieve it? The following small talk, interested friends may wish to take a look at it!
According to scientific analysis, the headache produced after drinking is mainly caused by the following reasons:
1. The effect of acetaldehyde
Alcohol decomposition in the body will be metabolized to acetaldehyde, the accumulation of acetaldehyde if the delayed metabolism for acetic acid out of the body, it will cause red face, headache. Acetaldehyde is a toxic metabolite of alcohol, which does not lead to intoxication but can poison cells and greatly increase the probability of cancer.
2. Effects of dehydration
Because alcohol has diuretic effect, after drinking alcohol will increase the frequency of going to the toilet, then if there is no additional water, it will cause the body dehydration. As the body needs sufficient water to break down acetaldehyde, dehydration will lead to a delay in the breakdown of acetaldehyde, causing headaches.
3. Effects of impurities
Brewed alcohol usually contains more impurities, such as sake, rice wine and wine, etc. These impurities will cause the liver to metabolize alcohol less efficiently, which will lead to a greater chance of headaches. Distilled spirits, on the other hand, contain fewer impurities and are less likely to cause headaches. This is the reason why the so-called “good wine does not cause headache”.
How to prevent headaches after drinking alcohol?
1. Don’t drink on an empty stomach
Drinking on an empty stomach will make the absorption of alcohol faster, which will make you drunk faster! Drinking before you must eat something to pad a pad, such as steamed bread, yogurt, soy milk and so on.
2. Drinking a lot of water
Drinking alcohol between drinks to drink more water (can not drink carbonated beverages and tea tea), not only can replenish water, but also dilute alcohol. At the same time, you can also eat some food with large water content, such as: watermelon, grapes, pears and so on.
3. Drink in moderation
Don’t want to drunken headache the best way is to drink less or not drink, there are many ways, such as to drive, wine glass to white water and so on.
What can I eat to relieve drunkenness headache?
1. Eat more food containing vitamin B1
Vitamin B1 is an indispensable substance for decomposing alcohol. When you drink, you will consume a lot of vitamin B1 to metabolize alcohol.
In drinking, you can eat some food made of pork, animal liver, bean products, mushrooms, peanuts, germ rice and so on. You can also eat oranges, bananas, grapes, pears, kiwis and other fruits.
2. Eat more food containing taurine
Taurine is an amino acid that increases liver function and inhibits cholesterol absorption. When drinking alcohol, the liver will help the body to break down the alcohol, and taurine can enhance the function of the liver, so appropriate intake of food containing taurine can help metabolize alcohol.
Taurine is abundant in clams and shellfish, squid, octopus, and other fish. Because it has the property of being easily soluble in water, so when drinking alcohol, drink more soup of these foods.
A little reminder:
Due to the decomposition of alcohol out of acetaldehyde has a carcinogenic effect, so excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to the body, but not a benefit! Try to minimize the use of alcohol in your life and be prepared to prevent drunkenness when you have to!
