What and how much should we eat during the holidays, how and whether to exercise and what risks does the cold weather bring? The topic is commented on by the specialist in internal medicine and cardiologist Dr. Aldin Ali.
"The holidays are for celebrating. Of course, then we overdo it with both food and alcohol. It has happened to me too, but if I have to look at things from a statistical point of view, like a doctor who has been on duty in Germany for many years during the Christmas and New Year holidays, we have an activation of gastrointestinal and heart diseases during the Christmas and New Year holidays and 3 days after them", he told NOVA.
"Alcohol is generally not something that the body needs. To be honest, our liver deals with one glass of alcohol until 10 am the next day. So the food you eat after consuming alcohol is practically not processed until 7-8 am. This leads, of course, to overloading the body. If you also have any underlying diseases, such as diabetes or any liver problems, this does not have a good effect on the body at all. And if it accumulates for several days in a row during the holidays, it can escalate the situation," the specialist added.
He advised people on how not to overeat: "The holidays, fortunately, are not one day, but several days. So they can limit their food consumption within a few days and spread it out over all the days".
Source: FOCUS