It is becoming more and more common to observe cocktails or beverages in which alcoholic beverages such as vodka are mixed with water. Reducing the effects of the hangover or the calories consumed are two of the main reasons for this. But is this new modality effective? Do they really assure you of a perfect post-party morning? We will tell you everything.
Mix vodka with water?
Lately it has gone viral on TikTok the video of a girl mixing vodka with water, salt and baking soda. The grace of this publication is that, supposedly, the additives hide the taste of the alcohol. Converting the flavor of this drink into pure water. We have not tested it, therefore we cannot assure you the veracity of this video.
What we can assure is the upward trend de combine alcoholic beverages with water. With what objective? Are two: avoid hangover the next day y reduce calories. With that idea came, for example, Life. This brand satisfies these desires by making a vodka with water. With that reduce the number of calories by substituting soda instead of alcohol.
“By mixing vodka with water and not with other carbonated beverages, which tend to have a high sugar contentr, we reduce calories by 40% less and, at the same time, we add the benefits of water ”explains Vita's partner and director of operations in Spain. In addition, he adds that “We never use hangover reduction as an argument to market it, but objectively being more hydrated has a number of benefits".
Does drinking alcohol with water prevent a hangover?
Alcohol is clear that dehydrates, for this it is recommended to drink water. However, the doctor Juan Luis Alfonsea assures that mixing any alcohol such as vodka with water “only slightly improves dehydration, but not significant”. Despite this, the Hendrick's Gin brand ambassador states that “drinks with carbonated water or soda is growing ”.
And this ... why is it? In the case of gin, its flavor stands out due to the lack of bitterness provided by the tonic. Also, with the famous gin and tonic, varying the tonic for sparkling water removes 21 grams of sugar. Exactly a quarter of the amount recommended by the World Health Organization, WHO, per day.
and… are you fattening?
Yes. We regret to confirm that it continues to gain weight. Even with alcoholic beverages that do not contain added sugar, such as whiskey, the answer is still yes. Because these provide empty calories, that is, without nutrients. “The body ingests the alcohol and ultimately transforms it into sugar, in glucose ”Explains the doctor Alfonsea.
It also adds that “The benefit is achieved by eliminating the sugar from the soda, not so much by adding water to the glass”. To understand it a little better, a dose for a combined 50 milliliters provides between 120 and 140 calories.
Whiskey with water
Another alcoholic drink, apart from gin and vodka with water, is whiskey. Whiskey has always been mixed with water, either mineral or gas. Even if it is with the water that creates two shattered ice. "Those who like whiskey, do not put any soda so that its flavor predominates”Says Antonio Gómez, owner of a Madrid bar. But "Many times water is added so that the drink spreads more" he confesses.
To this the brand ambassador Glenfiddich Whiskey adds that “we managed to lower the alcohol content and, therefore, we facilitate the appreciation of nuances".
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As a conclusion we conclude that if what you want is to drink at night and wake up in perfect shape the next day Or what you want is to follow a diet without sugars, it is best not to drink alcohol. However, if you are looking reduce levels previously named, Try mixing vodka with water! Or any alcoholic beverage. Yes, always with caution and responsibility.
