1. Drinking alcohol leads to a high incidence of cancer.
The World Health Organization has long listed alcohol (beverage) as 1 carcinogen. You know, 5.5% of cancers and 5.8% of cancer deaths in the world are caused by alcohol. Converted to 18 cancers, 1 is drunk. Drinking alcohol is directly related to common breast cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer. Of course, the types of cancer most closely related to alcohol come from tissues in direct contact with alcohol, such as oral cancer, laryngeal cancer and esophageal cancer. In addition, women in particular should not drink alcohol, because alcohol seems to bring more risks to women than men. The data shows that 16.4% of female breast cancer in the United States is related to drinking. Some people may ask, is it because of drinking too much that there is a problem? Is it unhealthy to drink less?
2. a small amount of drinking will also be harmful to health.
"A small amount of drinking, especially red wine, is good for the heart (body). This statement is indeed widely circulated, but it is not reliable. It is unreliable for two reasons:
(1) research is contradictory.
There are indeed some reports in the early days that drinking a small amount of red wine can reduce the incidence and even mortality of cardiovascular diseases. However, recent large-scale experiments have not confirmed this conclusion. On the contrary, there is evidence that people who don't drink at all are less likely to get coronary heart disease, stroke and other diseases than those who drink a little wine. To this end, the authoritative organization American Heart Association (AHA) gave a clear warning: No one is advised to start drinking on the grounds of "reducing the risk of coronary heart disease".
2 Want to "drink" the legendary benefits? Almost impossible
Many theories that wine is beneficial focus on antioxidants, such as resveratrol, anthocyanins, tannins and so on. But in fact, by simply looking up the information and calculating, we know that the content of these substances in wine is pitifully low. If you want to drink a dose of medicine that works wonders, you may be dead. Other studies have shown that the cancer risk of so-called "healthy red wine" (wine) is no different from other wines. In the same year, a data analysis of more than 6.5438+0.2 million women found that even if women only drink a small glass of wine every day, the probability of breast cancer will increase significantly. Besides red wine, there are health risks of drinking other wines. The reason is simple, because the most important ingredient of the best wine is always alcohol. Maybe everyone here is confused. Since drinking is not good, where does the phrase "moderate drinking" come from?
3. Moderate drinking is advice for adults.
Moderate drinking, an authoritative and famous source, is the 20 15 version of the American Dietary Guidelines, which is directly translated into moderate drinking for adults. However, the guide can't be finished in one sentence. After that, there are 500 pages of reports to be elaborated. The report pointed out that wine is a very special part of diet, it is a cultural element and a necessity for some social activities. Europeans and Americans are too used to drinking, and there are not a few people who are addicted to alcohol. In order to make it easier for everyone to accept and implement it, the official gave the suggestion that "adults should drink moderately". Therefore, moderate drinking is for people who need to drink or have drinking habits. Its health goals are different, which is a second-best persuasion. From the perspective of cancer prevention or disease prevention, moderate drinking is definitely not a good suggestion. A more effective and simpler way is never to drink!
Generally speaking, not drinking is not necessarily healthy, but drinking is definitely unhealthy. If you don't believe me, you can have a look. Who has heaven spared?