Can kids drink cocktails?

Alcohol is very common nowadays and many people have drunk it. There are many types of alcohol, but the most common and novel one now is cocktails. Bars with slightly dim lights are hot spots for cocktails. Cocktails are made from many kinds of wine and drinks, so the alcohol content of some cocktails is not higher than that of ordinary wine. Moreover, the colors of cocktails are extremely bright and the taste is also very good.

Cocktails have a unique appearance and a rich flavor. The process of making cocktails is also a display of skills, so many people are interested in cocktails, including many children. Can children drink cocktails? Let's find out below.

Cocktails are also alcohol. Children’s livers are delicate and cannot withstand the damage of alcohol. In addition, alcohol is not good for the heart and brain.

Children's liver and kidneys cannot break down alcohol, and alcohol will stimulate the brain and cause great damage to the nerves.

In daily life, the alcoholic beverages that are often consumed include beer, wine and liquor. The sources, brewing processes and ethanol content, that is, the alcohol content of various wines are different. Alcohol content usually refers to the percentage of ethanol contained in the wine (by volume). For example, Beijing beer contains 5.4% ethanol, wine contains about 11-16% ethanol, usually called 11-16 degrees, and liquor contains 38-60% ethanol. Among them, the one containing 38% ethanol is called low-alcohol liquor.

Article 7 of the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" states that "drinking alcohol should be limited", and there is a paragraph explaining the harm of excessive drinking. Drinking a small amount of low-alcohol wine is not necessarily harmful, but drinking excessively or even alcoholism is definitely harmful and has no benefits. A large amount of data from epidemiological studies suggests that the risk is reduced if the daily alcohol intake does not exceed 24 grams of ethanol, which is equivalent to 540 ml of beer, 200 ml of fruit wine, and 60 ml of 40-degree liquor.

Long-term drinking can lead to deficiencies of multiple nutrients in the body. Wine is one of the pure energy foods. Can be broken down in the body to produce energy. But it does not contain any nutrients. Excessive drinking firstly reduces the intake of other foods containing various important nutrients (such as protein, vitamins, and minerals). Secondly, it can reduce appetite, reduce food intake, and long-term excessive drinking can damage the intestinal mucosa and affect the intestinal absorption of nutrients. All of the above can lead to deficiencies in multiple nutrients.

The ethanol in wine has a direct toxic effect on the body's tissues and organs, and the organ most sensitive to ethanol is the liver. Continuous excessive drinking can damage liver cells, interfere with the normal metabolism of the liver, and thus cause alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis.

Excessive drinking affects fat metabolism. Ethanol slows down the oxidation of fatty acids, which may be beneficial to the storage of dietary lipids, increase liver fat synthesis, increase serum triglyceride levels, and increase the possibility of hypertriglyceridemia. Teenagers are in the stage of growth and development and are more sensitive to the harm of alcohol. Therefore teenagers cannot drink alcohol.

Children are not allowed to drink cocktails. Although the alcohol content of some of them is not high, it is still recommended not to give them to children. Children are still growing, and drinking is harmful to them. Therefore, it is the right approach not to let them drink. If the child does not understand, you must persuade him patiently and not spoil him too much. Let him know that he cannot touch things that he cannot eat.