Which alcohol is considered the most harmful to health: a gastroenterologist's answer
It is unlikely that doctors will ever agree that alcohol is good for health.
In various ways, individual experts try to prove that everything depends on the culture of consumption, as well as the quality of alcohol. But here, too, doctors are adamant.
Instead of justifying alcoholic drinks, experts named the most harmful type of alcoholic beverage for humans – beer.
Beer increases cholesterol levels, which reduces the elasticity of blood vessels, narrows their lumen, which leads to insufficient blood supply to organs and tissues and the development of cardiovascular diseases, gastroenterologist Evgenia Melnikova said in an interview with Lenta.ru .
According to the expert, beer is mistakenly called a light alcoholic drink. The reason for this is the low alcohol content.
But cholesterol is not the only problem that all beer lovers have to face.
Beer contains phytoestrogens, which suppress the production of the male sex hormone – testosterone.
Because of this, the female hormone estrogen is synthesized in the man’s body, and this affects the man’s figure, which takes on feminine contours.
Beer is also a strong diuretic and increases the load on the kidneys. Because of this, useful substances are washed out of the body.
The next point is beer snacks, which include dried fish, chips, croutons, and other salty and fatty foods.
All this leads to weight gain and obesity, the doctor states.
