With the arrival of the national holidays, excesses also tend to arrive, for this reason it is recurrent that along with the excessive consumption of alcohol, health is affected. To avoid this long-term damage, here we detail which are the most harmful drinks and cocktails for the body.
With the arrival of the national holidays, the consumption of various typical national foods also begins, along with the consumption of alcohol in drinks and cocktails to accompany the celebrations that will last almost four days in some cases.
However, at this time they are also common excesses Although they may seem like a good choice at the time, they can cause long-term damage and even put health at risk.
They are precisely the alcoholic drinks those that can cause regrets, even beyond the days after the national holidays. That is why we detail what are the drinks and cocktails that are most harmful to health.
Roncola and Piscola
This drink that mixes Rum with Coke is the pointer of the list, this since according to the Nutritionist from New York University, Lisa Young, “Any drink with soda is not healthy for the heart”.
According to the professional, there are several investigations that link the consumption of soft drinks with the probability of suffering heart disease and increased mortality.
According to this definition, any cocktail that mixes carbonated drinks with a distillate, such as the chickwhiskey with energy drinks or the tropicalcould cause the same health risks.
Absence
Also know as wormwood or ‘green devil’, absinthe is another of the most dangerous liquors for health. This, since it is made from the wormwood plant, which has properties hallucinogensdescribes the website Garden Statea rehabilitation clinic for alcoholism.
Commonly the 70% of this liquor contains alcoholhence its high risk to the liver and brain.
Large amounts of alcohol can contribute to liver damage and make it “more difficult to break down and eliminate toxins from the body”says the dietician Minerva Valencia. Hence, many people suffer episodes of gastroesophageal reflux (also known colloquially as heartburn) after drinking.
Earthquake
Accompanied by the pina colada, mojitos, pisco sour and many others with high sugar contentthe earthquake is placed in the third place ranking.
It is the high content of glucose and sweeteners that makes these cocktails dangerous, since the amount of Saturated fats that these ingredients carry detonate in a cholesterol risewhich is detrimental to the health of the heartdice Young.
These drinks can even be lethal for people diagnosed with diabetes or with problems pancreassince this is the organ in charge of processing the sugar levels that are consumed.
Long Island Ice Tea
Despite not being a national cocktail nor well known by name, although the Long Island It’s near the bottom of the list. It is still one of the most harmful drinks for health.
The aggressiveness of this cocktail lies in the fact that to prepare it, 5 different types of liquors for a single glass. This is also accompanied by goma (sugar diluted in hot water) and Cokegiving the appearance that it is an iced tea (Iced Tea, in English).
According to the NYU dietitian, this drink is “loaded with sugar and calories”which would cause serious consequences for the heart and other parts of the body.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the health risks of consuming alcohol don’t stop there.
In the short termExcessive alcohol consumption can cause intoxications, abortions spontaneous and fetal death or fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, risky sexual behaviors that can end up contracting a sexually transmitted disease, injuries by car crashes, falls, burns, and drowning.
As for the long termis found the high blood pressure, heart diseases, strokes, digestive problems, head and neck cancer, cognitive problems, depression and anxiety, as well as alcoholismdetails the health agency.