You do not eat, Ivanushka, sweet - the alcoholic you will become

Andrey Kirievsky

[11.11.2000] On reception the doctor, as a rule, asks the patient on three harmful habits: smoking, the use of alcohol and drugs. Any predilection for drugs and cigarettes is not welcomed by doctors, and with reception of alcoholic drinks of an affair are more difficultly. The doctor interests, as frequently and in what quantity(amount) of the patient "drinks". Curiosity of the doctor will be explained simply: in the world it is accepted to count, that only excessive "passion" to alcohol harmful& to health, and his(its) moderate consumption even is useful for an organism of the person.

It is necessary to tell, as drugs too are sometimes useful, but only in case of their use for the medical purposes, instead of for reception kajfa. Morphine, for example, is one of the strongest high-speed anesthetizing though now and try to not apply it(him). And nicotine if to trust opening made by the American scientists, appears in the fast future useful at treatment of diseases of heart. Alcohol besides his(its) use in medicine for the medical purposes, due to the carried out(spent) numerous researches, scientists "have given" also preventive effect. Experts consider, that the wine and beer interferes with development intimately - vascular diseases, and any rather weak alcoholic drinks promote strengthening of bones at women.

At the same time " green zmy " the reason of development alkogolizma, physical predilection consisting in occurrence for alcohol. In the USSR alkogolizm was considered not as illness, and bad habit that is why drunkenness did not treat, and struggled, spiritualized by the national slogan " to drunkenness fight ". But for what struggled, into that and have run. Now in Russia the essential part of the population is made by alcoholics, and some of them at all of poor layers of a society.

Development of genetics has resulted to that it became now fashionable to accuse and suspect genes " of complicity " to development of many diseases. And alkogolizm, similar, too starts to take the lawful place in the list of " genic illnesses ". In researches it was established, that the part of people has genes which promote occurrence of " excessive draft " to alcoholic drinks. That at peoples of Asia completely opposite situation is observed however is curious: almost the genes interfering development alkogolizma are found out in half of inhabitants of Korea, China and Japan.

Asians with "antialcoholic" genes have mutation of fiber of the liver responsible for splitting of spirit. In this connection alcohol in their organism turns to acetate, substance having toxic action and causing a nausea, a short wind and a redness of the person. Whether such reaction of an organism to alcohol navrjad will force the person to use alcoholic drinks frequently and in plenties. Probably, activation of these genes " wonder-working force of coding ", beating off bent for to the use of alcohol also speaks. But from development alkogolizma presence of similar genes does not give an absolute guarantee. Scientists have already registered not one alcoholic - the asian who, despite of the above described discomfort at reception of alcoholic drinks, can " get drunk in an insole ".

Relaksirujushchy the effect observed at the use of alcohol, has made alcoholic drinks very popular. At reception of alcohol scientists explain a raising of mood to that strong drinks cause increase of a level nevrosterojdov in a brain. These substances adjust our behaviour and function of memory, and also responsible for development of depression and stress. Action of them depends on quantity(amount) vypitogo and can proceeds hours and even days Researchers believe, that with the future nevrosterojdy will help at treatment alkogolizma.

Recently scientific have promulgated the data that there is a direct communication(connection) between the use sweet and development alkogolizma. At first sight things, apparently, far from each other. However the founder of a society of anonymous alcoholics in USA, advises " to fans(amateurs) to drink " to carry with itself sugar candies which use helps to suppress desire " to undertake a glass ". But scientists from Northern Carolina, USA, have found out, that sugar does not promote treatment of alcoholics, and even worsens their condition.

The reason of so close interrelation between alcohol and sugar, researchers explain that the liver of the alcoholic accepts spirit for sugar, and accordingly the metabolism of alcohol goes as well as an exchange of sugar. At refusal of the use of strong drinks, the alcoholic should be content with sugar. The liver starts it(him) to split, as if it was alcohol. However such substitution of spirit by sugar not " on an interior " to an organism and in a result the person again starts to drink. Experts believe, as genes though the considerable role is played also with factors of an environment here are guilty. Scientists are counted, that by the alcoholics who are taking place treatment, should be on an albuminous diet with the low maintenance(contents) of sugar.

The opening made by scientists, gives the basis to believe, that slasteny risk to begin alcoholics as to their organism alcohol can appear "is more necessary", than sugar. In this connection physicians advise fans(amateurs) sweet to avoid "to get drunk" even occasionally. Experts want to continue researches and to find out really there is a genetic interrelation between alkogolizmom and "love" to sweet.