Instead of the usual negative posts you read about alcohol from the
Internet, I thought I'd change it up a bit and actually write something
good about alcohol. I've known about this for a long while, but drinking
booze just before a meal actually helps combat food poisoning. Now,
don't go out and try to get food poisoning just to test this theory; ha!
I'm not sure what the current research says about why this is true, but
in the past, it had something to do with alcohol breaking down the
cellular membranes of certain types of bacteria and whatnot, that would
then allow your stomach acid to kill the rest of it. Research has also
demonstrated the ability of alcohol to kill salmonella, shigella and
E-coli in the laboratory. One would have to drink a few drinks, though,
and just sipping on a couple of light beers would most likely not be
enough.
The research for the effects of alcohol being able to combat food
poisoning most likely spawned from large crowds of people at restaurants
that had an outbreak of food poisoning. People began to notice that the
ones drinking alcohol prior to the poisoned food, were less likely to
become ill. This is easily witnessed when everybody at the table is
eating the same food, with the only variable being alcohol. You can
check online for more resources, if you like. I didn't check for
additional sources because this is a well-established fact. The first
page I read the other day that was related to this subject, is located
here: www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol/HealthIssues/1110384069.html [link is no longer active]
If you'd rather read about the health benefits of beer & alcohol, go here:
perpendicularity.org/blog/2010/05/04/health-benefits-of-beer-alcohol-cheers/ [Link is no longer active, but you can now find that post, here: "Health Benefits of Beer & Alcohol"]
---End of Post "Drinking Alcohol helps combat Food Poisoning"
Semi-related Post: Natural ways to combat symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
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