Lunar New Year 2024: Does eating glutinous rice and wine blow up the alcohol concentration?

Glutinous wine is an indispensable traditional dish on the day of the Lunar New Year, but many people wonder whether it can be sanctioned related to alcohol concentration when eating.

According to Nguyen Trong Hung, Head of the Department of Nutrition Examination and Counseling, National Institute of Nutrition TS.BS, glutinous rice contains very low alcohol content because it is only aged for 3 days, while ordinary wine needs to be aged for 7-10 days. The longer the brewing time, the greater the amount of sugar converted into alcohol.

However, eating too much glutinous rice, especially when hungry, can still cause intoxication. Moreover, even if the alcohol concentration is low, eating a lot of glutinous rice and wine can still lead to alcohol content violations when participating in traffic. Therefore, after eating 1/3 of a bowl of glutinous rice, you should wait for a few hours before driving.

According to Dr. Hung, glutinous rice is a typical dish on the 5th of May Lunar New Year, not only with traditional meaning but also with health benefits, helping to prevent many diseases, including cancer.

However, in some cases, you have to drive after eating glutinous wine, the smell of alcohol takes a long time to lose the smell completely. According to medical experts, the speed of alcohol elimination from the body depends on many factors, such as the type of alcohol, the alcohol concentration in alcohol/food, drinking when full or hungry, age, gender, genetics, weight of the drinker, etc. One thing is for sure: the more beer and alcohol you drink or the more glutinous wine you eat, the higher the alcohol level in your body.

According to the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO), a standard drinking unit contains 10g of alcohol corresponding to: 1 cup of 40-degree spirits (30ml); 1 glass of 13.5 grade wine (100ml); 1 pint of draft beer (330ml); or 3/4 bottle (can) of 5% beer (330ml).

Thus, in order not to be fined for alcohol concentration when participating in traffic, motorcycle and motorcycle drivers should not drink more than 2 standard drinking units, equivalent to 1.5 cans of beer or 2 glasses of wine.

For people with normal metabolic mechanisms, after 1 hour, the liver will tolerate and metabolize 1 unit of alcohol. However, to completely run out of 1 unit of alcohol, the body has to take another 1-2 hours. People with weakened liver function or a slower metabolism will take longer.

According to calculations, after 6-12 hours, the blood alcohol concentration can still be measured, after 12-24 hours the alcohol concentration in the breath can still be measured, after 36 hours it can still be measured in the urine, and after 72 hours it can still be measured when testing the hair sample.

Currently, the traffic police check the alcohol content based on the breathing tube measurement method. Thus, to ensure absolute safety, at least 24 hours after drinking alcohol or using alcoholic foods, you should drive.

But in terms of benefits, glutinous rice is both a familiar and meaningful dish on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, and helps promote heart health: The antioxidants in glutinous wine help reduce bad cholesterol, prevent atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases. Fiber in sticky rice is beneficial for the heart and blood pressure control.

Improve the digestive system: The fermentation process produces beneficial bacteria for the digestive system, aids in the digestion of food and reduces symptoms of indigestion and constipation. The fiber in sticky rice helps to enhance bowel movements and prevent constipation.

Strengthens the immune system: The vitamins and minerals in glutinous wine, especially vitamin C, help strengthen the immune system, fight flu and infections.

The reason why glutinous rice wine has become an indispensable characteristic culinary feature is based on folk belief, saying that the human digestive system often has harmful parasites and they are deep in the stomach, so they cannot always be killed. Only on the 5th day of the 5th (lunar calendar), these parasites often rise, people eat sour, astringent foods, fruits and especially glutinous wine, which can get rid of them.

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