IMD advised people in north India not to drink alcohol during the cold wave

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Daily Current Affairs Article 30th December 2020: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a rather unusual advisory predicting a severe cold wave in the national capital and several other parts of North India. In an impact-based advisory, the IMD urged residents of India’s northernmost states to protect themselves from the biting cold by avoiding alcohol.

To avoid an adverse reaction to the cold wave, the IMD shared a list of recommendations, one of which was avoiding alcohol as it “reduces your body temperature”.

According to Health Experts, while alcohol may make you feel warmer, it actually reduces your body temperature and compromises your immunity if you then venture out into the cold.

Alcohol can decrease the core temperature of the body and increase the risk of hypothermia during cold exposure.

Alcohol is a vasodilator, which means that it causes blood vessels to relax and dilate or open. So after consuming alcohol, the volume of blood brought to the skin’s surface increases, making you feel warmer as a result.