The coronavirus outbreak is tying citizens to their four walls.
At the same time, alcohol consumption is increasing for many - however, you should not exceed the following limit.
For many, a glass of wine or a beer in the evening is a natural part of a successful evening.
The current exit restrictions and distance rules increase many people's desire for alcohol * - be it due to frustration or boredom.
The following tips will help prevent it from degenerating.
For most, everyday life has changed drastically since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Visits to restaurants and beer gardens are flat, sports in a club and general activities with several people are currently also not possible and not even everyday life in the office gives structure to the day when working from home.
A phenomenon that many are currently observing in themselves: At home, the way to the refrigerator is more frequent
.
Not only do you eat more pudding out of boredom and / or frustration, the cool rosé wine or Aperol also have a seductive effect.
The corona crisis also affects our attitude towards alcohol consumption, as a publication in the journal JAMA shows.
The authors concluded that the pandemic and the associated containment measures could result in a significant
increase in anxiety, depression, loneliness, domestic violence, and drug and drug abuse - including alcohol.
Especially mentally ill and unstable people are particularly at risk.
In Wuhan, China, researchers also observed an increase in mental illnesses due to the strict quarantine measures, researchers speak of Wuhan syndrome *.
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In this country, too, doctors warn of the risk of alcohol dependence, which is particularly high when alcohol is consumed to reduce stress or out of frustration.
In order to counteract a creeping alcohol problem
, you should heed the following rules:
Insert non-alcoholic days
: "Women should drink a maximum of one standard glass of alcohol, men two standard glasses per day. These upper limits have been set by a scientific board of trustees based on medical studies. No alcohol should be consumed on at least two days a week. This also applies to women as for men ", informs the website kenn-dein-limit, a campaign by the Federal Center for Health Education.
For women this corresponds to a maximum of 12 grams of pure alcohol per day, men should drink a maximum of 24 grams of pure alcohol per day.
The World Health Organization raises concerns: "Of course there is a level that is associated with a lower risk, but the WHO deliberately does not set any upper limits here, as it has been scientifically proven that completely abstaining from alcohol is by far the best from a health point of view ".
Structure helps - also
when it
comes to alcohol consumption
: If you decide not to drink anything after a certain time, you tend to drink less.
Recognize your weak point
:
Do you
drink out of boredom?
Then don't let this arise in the first place *.
For example, through walks, phone calls, a good book.
Any activity that leads you to drink is better avoided.
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