WHY shouldn't alcohol be used to keep warm?

Alcohol affects the vascular center of the brain, causing blood vessels throughout the body and head to dilate. This creates a deceptive sensation of warmth, while in fact the temperature of the human body decreases, mainly due to heat transfer to the environment.

First of all, alcohol promotes expansion of peripheral capillaries and vessels, creating a feeling of a rush of heat, thereby reducing the vigilance of citizens, as cold and frost they are no longer afraid of.

This insidious property of alcohol can significantly harm you on a frosty day. Drinking alcohol and stepping out into the cold, you can get very hypothermia and get sick, since the body is forced to consume more heat than in a sober state. Moreover, the stronger the alcoholic beverage, the stronger and faster comes this feeling of pseudo warmth and relaxation, which is soon replaced by chills.