Viral TikTok Video Sparks Concern Over Drinking Beer Before Pizza to Lower Blood Sugar Levels

Mumbai, India - A recent viral video posted by social media influencer Rohan Sehgal has sparked intense debate online about the impact of drinking beer before consuming pizza on blood sugar levels.

Sehgal claimed that his experiment, where he consumed salad and then beer before eating pizza, led to a drastic drops in his blood sugar levels. However, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, a well-known liver specialist and medical expert, quickly addressed the video's conclusions as misleading.

Philips explained that Sehgal's demonstration was based on the phenomenon of reactive hypoglycemia, where consuming alcohol stresses the liver, which regulates blood sugar levels. According to Phillips, relying on beer to manage blood sugar spikes after eating pizza can lead to a decrease in effective liver function, causing harm.

"This is a really bad idea because that actually comes at the cost of an organ's function," stated Phillips in her post. "Drinking a beer or any form of alcohol to reduce sugar levels from food is not only scientifically inaccurate but also dangerous."