There is a very classic myth: to say that alcohol warms the body. Nothing could be further from the truth. Alcoholic beverages have no warming effect. On the contrary, they can even lead to being the causes of hypothermia. You want to know more? Here we explain its falsity.
Science says that alcohol does not heat
Many fake news o Myths around us. Many times, it even seems thatand become true by the number of times they are repeated. One of these fables is that alcoholic beverages heat the body. When you consider how it was possible to get to this false conclusion, you can go back to Russia. Where it is easy to imagine several people with a glass of vodka surrounded by snow and ice. So you relate their ability to survive those weather conditions to the drink they consume.
Science has been responsible for denying throughout history that alcoholic beverages manage to raise the body's core temperature. For this they have carried out a multitude of tests whose results corroborate this denial. However, many individuals say that they feel a very pleasant warmth when drinking. But it's just an illusion. In fact, scientific theory ensures that alcohol can reach increase the chance of hypothermia.
A study conducted by the United States Army Environment Institute has concluded that alcohol would cancel the reflexes that produce chills. And, it is that, when our body begins to cool down, it is very common for shaking and chills. We can come to think that it is a reaction without more. However, it is a very intelligent human reflex. It is a natural reaction from which eThe body tries to maintain and raise our temperature. Alcohol would reduce this ability to store body heat.
Alcohol disrupts the process of temperature equilibrium
Science has very clear ideas about alcoholic beverages and ensures that alcohol is not recommended in any situation. It not only cuts off the body's reactions to keep warm, but also plays an important role in the blood. Blood flows through our body carrying nutrients and oxygen. It also assumes the role of distribute body heat, although other organs are also involved in this function. The main one is the skin where the sweat glands are located.
When we start to feel cold it is because blood flows from the outermost parts of the body to the internal organs. At this time, receptors in the skin notify the brain that we are feeling cold. Thus, it is precisely this process that prevent freezing. Since it produces the increase of the internal temperature. But what affects alcoholic beverages? Alcohol makes the body opposite effect.
Alcohol is a substance that dilate blood vessels of our body. Specifically, the small capillaries under our skin. Thus, the blood concentration increases in these ducts. That is, blood flows from the organs to the skin. Carrying with it nutrients, oxygen and temperature. I mean, what it produces alcohol is alter in reverse the routine function of our body. Thus avoiding the warning of cooling and I get the balance of body temperature.
So why do we have more heat when consuming alcoholic beverages?
When drinking we feel more heat sensation because the skin temperature receptors inform the brain that the temperature has risen. People who have consumed alcoholic beverages experience heat and even sweat. However, all of these feelings are misleading. When the blood is located near the outside of the body and the environment is cold, all heat is lost quickly. It is for this reason that alcohol, far from heating the body, increases the chances of suffering from hypothermia.
@NurseJorgeangel
We live around many myths related to food, drinks, customs, etc. But it is very important to know which ones are true and which, on the contrary, are lies. This difference can even compromise our health. And you? Have you ever consumed alcohol to "warm up"?
