Men's dietary health: Establishing regular mealtimes and portion sizes, and adhering to the physiological principles of scientific alcohol consumption.

Develop good dietary hygiene habits

Good dietary hygiene habits refer to maintaining a reasonable daily diet and eating at appropriate times and in appropriate amounts. Specific requirements are as follows:

(1) Eat a good breakfast: The morning is the start of a busy day of work and study. The work and study activities throughout the morning are very demanding and consume a lot of energy. Since breakfast is at least 12 hours after the previous day's dinner, it is essential to eat a good breakfast to maintain stable blood sugar levels and meet the energy needs of mental and physical activities. Only in this way can one be energetic and efficient at work. Otherwise, a drop in blood sugar concentration will cause hunger, fatigue, palpitations, and even sluggish thinking and poor concentration.

(2) Meals should be eaten at regular times and in appropriate quantities: Human physiological activities are regular, and eating should also be regular. The interval between meals should ideally be 5-6 hours. Too short an interval will prevent the stomach and intestines from resting properly, affecting appetite; too long an interval will cause hunger. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner should be eaten in fixed quantities, ideally in a 3:4:3 ratio.

(3) Avoid picky eating and unbalanced diets; eat less or no snacks: Eat a variety of foods, ideally a balanced mix of meat and vegetables, and refined and whole grains, to meet the body's basic nutritional needs for protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. Picky eating and unbalanced diets can lead to deficiencies in certain nutrients, which is detrimental to health, especially for adolescents. Frequent snacking disrupts normal eating habits, leaving the body in a state of neither hunger nor satiety, which can lead to gastrointestinal problems over time.

(4) Pay attention to food hygiene: Develop good hygiene habits such as washing hands before meals and after using the toilet. Never eat unclean or rotten food.

A small amount of alcohol can be beneficial to health.

It is well known that frequent alcohol consumption can irritate the liver and cause many adverse consequences. But is abstaining from alcohol completely good? The answer is no. Recent research both domestically and internationally shows that a completely negative view of alcohol is unfair. Experts point out that moderate alcohol consumption not only has no harmful effects on the body but can also contribute to health.

(1) Traditional Medicine: Traditional Chinese medicine considers alcohol a medicinal substance, its properties being "bitter, sweet, pungent, and hot," capable of "moving through the meridians, dispelling wind and cold, clearing blood vessels, and enhancing the efficacy of other medicines," and can treat "rheumatic pain and various chest pain symptoms."

(2) Anti-inflammatory: A study by a German university medical center found that moderate drinkers had lower serum reactive protein levels than non-drinkers and excessive drinkers, indicating that moderate alcohol consumption has an anti-inflammatory effect.

(3) Prevention of Helicobacter pylori: A German medical study of 447 participants found that people who drank at least 80-86 ml of alcoholic beverages per week had a 67% lower incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in their digestive system compared to abstainers. Because alcohol in alcoholic beverages can delay gastric emptying, making it less likely for Helicobacter pylori to form infectious foci on the gastrointestinal tract wall, and wine is believed to have strong antibacterial activity.

(4) Beneficial for cardiovascular health: Recent research from the Montreal Heart Institute in Canada shows that moderate alcohol consumption can protect the heart and prevent 40% of coronary heart disease attacks. At the same time, alcohol can control total cholesterol levels in the long term and increase the level of "good cholesterol"—high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Alcohol has the effect of reducing platelet thrombus formation; the alcohol in wine, spirits, or beer can reduce the mortality rate of coronary heart disease attacks.

(5) Prevention of kidney stones: A six-year follow-up study by Harvard University of 45,289 men aged 40 to 75 found that drinking 380 ml of beer daily reduced the risk of kidney stones by 21%; drinking 180 ml of wine daily reduced the risk of kidney stones by 39%.

Drinking alcohol at night is harmful to health.

Frequently drinking before bed can lead to alcoholic psychosis, neuritis, and liver disease. Drinking before bed is also most likely to cause "stomach upset," as the saying goes, "an upset stomach leads to restless nights." This not only affects gastrointestinal digestion but also inevitably affects sleep quality, resulting in poor rest, lethargy, and, over time, numerous health problems.

Modern medicine also recognizes the harm of drinking at night. Alcohol contains many harmful substances, such as methanol, fusel oils, and lead. These substances require the liver's detoxification function to be eliminated from the body. During the day, the body's metabolism is more vigorous, and alcohol toxins are relatively easily excreted, such as through sweat and urine. However, at night, after drinking and falling asleep, metabolism slows down, and the liver's detoxification function weakens accordingly, allowing harmful substances to accumulate, which is extremely detrimental to health. Therefore, avoid excessive drinking at the dinner table before bed, otherwise, it will harm your health.

Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach is extremely harmful.

Even small amounts of alcohol consumed on an empty stomach are very harmful to the body. When alcohol is ingested, 80% is absorbed by the duodenum and small intestine, and the remainder by the stomach. Within an hour and a half, over 90% of the alcohol is absorbed.

Alcohol is present in the bloodstream within 5 minutes of drinking.

When the alcohol content in 100 ml of blood is 200-400 mg, significant poisoning will occur; at 400-500 mg, it can cause deep brain anesthesia and even death. Therefore, drinking alcohol on an empty stomach is extremely dangerous.

An empty stomach, especially over a long period, can also lead to ulcers.

Therefore, it is best to eat something before drinking alcohol, such as milk or fatty foods, or to eat slowly while drinking. People who have undergone gastrectomy should be careful not to drink excessively, as alcohol is absorbed quickly after entering the stomach, to avoid acute or chronic alcohol poisoning.