Alcohol with energy gives a false sense of being alert. Get healthy tips for the chop lasts until Ash Wednesday.
You know you've jumped on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Monday is the day D. Or you give up or give an energized. The Wellness hinted to stand up to Ash Wednesday. To talk about what is good about consuming and mixtures can be dangerous, we got in the studio cardiologist Nabil Ghorayeb and dietitian Christiane Castro.
A night of revelry at the carnival can be like a marathon, with the aggravating factor that people often drink alcohol, which increases the chance of dehydration. To keep us well supplied, we need carbohydrate, water and minerals
Food Energy x Stimulants
Many people confuse energy drinks with food and stimulating foods. food energy is the one who gives power, ie, carbohydrate source and good fats such as oil, mango, avocado, acai, banana. Already stimulants are those drinks and foods that contain caffeine in the composition. Examples: coffee, green tea, guarana powder, chocolate, cola and energy famous.
Before Folia
Before the party, the ideal is to make a complete meal, high in food energy, protein and minerals to exit stocked. For those who need a stimulus the more to keep themselves awake, worth a café, a green tea or even a can of energy to endure the revelry.After Folia
The body needs to replenish energy and water, nutrients that are fuel to help us raise the hangover. Alcohol robs water of the cells and also consumes a lot of glucose, then fruit with honey, cereals and coconut water are good choices for a Monday post-revelry. The fact that very sweaty last night contributed to the loss of many salts. The coconut water will help replenish salts such as potassium, which is also found in bananas.Energy + alcohol
The mixing energy with alcohol is a very popular drink among young people, who are not accustomed to the strong taste of vodka or whiskey and need something sweet to drink "down better." What's more palatable, energy slows the depressive effect of alcohol and promotes even more euphoria.
The problem is that the more we take the energy, the greater the stimulating effect and more alcohol we can drink, because we have a false sense of being more alert and attentive.
But the alcohol to take away our reflection and, although we think we are okay to drive, cross the street or even stop to take a pair of jeans without falling, for example, are not.
Caffeine
According to the FDA (US regulatory agency), the limit of 400mg of caffeine per day is safe for the health of healthy individuals.
- 1 cup of coffee (150ml) - Caffeine 90mg on average (varying from 60 to 150 mg)
Coffee maximum limit is 3 cups of 150 ml of coffee.
- 1 cup of espresso (30ml) - 80mg of caffeine
ceiling is 5 shots of espresso per day.
- 1 energy can (250ml) - 80mg of caffeine
ceiling is 5 cans. But beware: most energy also contain taurine and, in this case, the limit goes to three cans per day.
- 1 coke can (350ml) - 34mg of caffeine
ceiling is 11 cans.
- 1 cup of green tea (150ml) - 30mg of caffeine (ranging from 10 to 50mg)
ceiling is 8 cups.
- 1 dark chocolate bar (100g) - 40mg of caffeine
Limit are 10 bars
- 1g of powdered guarana - 44mg of caffeine
ceiling is 10 grams.
- The energy of the capsule 1 - ranges from 35mg - 210mg caffeine