Wine culture has a long history in China family A party or a social interaction between friends will inevitably encounter the situation of "having a drink". Some friends will choose to buy functional drinks containing vitamins because they are worried that they can not wake up quickly after being drunk. However, can these drinks really sober up?
When it comes to antialcoholism, we have to talk about the decomposition mode of alcohol. Alcohol can combine with other molecules to form esters and other substances, but it is difficult to find a substance that can decompose alcohol. In human liver metabolism, ethanol first stimulates nerves through the formation of alcohol dehydrogenase, thus producing acetaldehyde with drunken function. This substance will then form acetic acid under the action of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, which will then be decomposed into carbon dioxide and water, and discharged out of the body, thus completing the process of alcohol metabolism in the human body.
Since there is no substance that can directly decompose ethanol, the beverage with anti alcohol function advertised cannot really decompose alcohol into human body. These drinks are mainly used to achieve the goal of sobriety through the following three ways:
1. Reduce the uncomfortable feeling of drunkenness by protecting the tissues and organs of the human body. Some drinks contain tartaric acid or honey and other substances. Most of these substances can make the gastrointestinal secretion function as normal as possible under the stimulation of alcohol by virtue of their sweet and sour taste, thus reducing the discomfort of nausea and vomiting after being drunk.
2. By combining with alcohol for a short time, it can slow down the absorption of alcohol by the human body and reduce the feeling of dizziness after being drunk. Take yogurt as an example. Eating yogurt before drinking will reduce the absorption rate of alcohol due to the protective film formed in the stomach, thus reducing the feeling of drunkenness.
3. Improve the function of the liver, so as to speed up the metabolism of alcohol in the liver, and achieve the goal of sobriety.
Therefore, the above three ways are to change the human body's reaction to alcohol to sober up, rather than really breaking down ethanol molecules. It is also unscientific to claim that some functional drinks contain vitamins to relieve alcoholism. Vitamin B is closely related to liver, including vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, etc. These vitamins are essential components of some enzymes needed in human metabolism. After supplementation, they are beneficial to protect the liver, enhance the metabolism of the liver, and thus accelerate the decomposition of alcohol by the liver. They are also not a direct way to decompose ethanol molecules.
Antialcoholic beverages can not directly decompose alcohol molecules, but can alleviate the discomfort of drunkenness and slow down the absorption rate of alcohol. However, alcohol can not avoid harm to human body, so moderate drinking is very important.
