12 misunderstandings about popular drinks

There are information about food and drinks that we always believe to be true, even if they become people's daily habits are not entirely accurate or even wrongly affecting human health.

1. Most people believe that Coca-Cola contains more sugar than other drinks.But the truth is only less than 10% of sugar in Coca-Cola.In fact, there are many types of juices with higher sugar content than Coca-Cola.

2. A piece of meat can be dissolved if soaked in Coca-Cola after a few days.The truth is that Coca-Cola is used to marinate meat.It will help grilled ribs, your barbecue is much better.

3. Warm teapot tea can be kept for 24 hours.The truth is that you should drink tea immediately after brewing for a long time to cause toxic substances to appear.In addition, if the tea is warmed in warm water for too long, it will increase the number of microorganisms (bacteria and fungi), making it easier for people to get sick.

4. Tea must be mixed with boiling water 100 degrees.The truth is that each tea has the same water temperature and phase.For green tea, water should be used at temperatures of 70 - 80oC, mixing for about 3 - 4 minutes.Black tea when mixed and should be mixed with water at a temperature of 90oC, soak for about 4-5 minutes.

5. Caffeine in coffee more than tea.The truth is that in a cup of tea can contain more caffeine.The content of caffeine in tea ranges from 3% to 4%, while this content in the fruit is only 1-2%.

6. Only children should drink milk.It is true that everyone can drink milk except those with lactose intolerance.

7. Alcohol is added to beer to increase strength.The truth is that yeast can produce beer with up to 13% alcohol content.So there is no need to add alcohol to beer.

8. Drinking beer can make you overweight.In fact beer is a low-fat product.Fat in drinks is the reason why you are overweight.

9. You should drink more milk when you are sick.The truth is that milk increases mucus causing them to be dense, difficult to remove.So the more you get sick, the harder it is.

10. We should drink 8 glasses of water a day.This has not been proven.But the water demand for each person is different.According to experts a sufficient amount (AI) for men is about 3 liters (about 13 cups) of the total amount of water (including the amount of water in food and drink) in a day.AI for women is 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) of the total amount of water provided during the day.

11. Fruit juice quenches thirst.In fact, only water contained in it helps refreshments.And juice is considered food.

12. In the morning, you should drink a glass of juice.The truth is that you should not drink juice when your stomach is empty because acid will work actively inside your stomach.This will damage your stomach.The best time to drink fruit juice is between two meals, before meals half an hour or after exercise.