The doctor spoke about the dangers of drinking alcohol with drinks

Alcohol can only be washed down with water without gas, as it is chemically neutral and does not alter the metabolism in the body. Alexander Umnov, a lecturer at the Department of Surgery at the Medical Faculty of the State University of Education, told about this on Monday, July 28.

According to the doctor, orange, grapefruit and similar juices compete with alcohol for enzymes in the liver. As a result, the volume of ethyl alcohol will not be neutralized and an even greater toxic effect will occur, he explained.

"Sugary drinks additionally burden the pancreas, which can stimulate the development of its necrosis. And any water with gas increases the absorption of ethyl alcohol in the stomach, which will cause poisoning as soon as possible," the surgeon explained in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Umnov added that drinking alcohol with tea or coffee is also not the best idea, as such drinks dramatically increase the load on the heart and increase the risk of arrhythmias.

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Earlier in the day, Olga Sharkhun, professor, general practitioner and gastroenterologist, said that regular alcohol consumption can cause cirrhosis of the liver in five to seven years. 360.ru . According to the doctor, alcoholic liver disease affects almost everyone who systematically abuses alcohol to one degree or another.

In turn, the chief freelance specialist, psychiatrist-narcologist of the Ministry of Health of the Moscow region, Vitaly Holdin, said on July 25 that there are many blood vessels and capillaries in the human brain, so alcohol quickly enters the brain, destroying it, writes RIAMO.

Earlier, Suna Isakova, an oncologist at the Sberbank Health medical company, said that the primary measures for cancer prevention include quitting smoking, alcohol, going to the solarium, as well as weight control, a balanced diet, the use of sunscreen and regular physical activity.

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