Bruce Fulton
"Around 8% of the world’s population has a gene variant called ALDH2*2 that impairs the body’s ability to metabolise alcohol and causes unpleasant symptoms such as flushing soon after people drink. Now, researchers have shown why this mutation also raises the risk of heart disease."
#Medicine #Alcohol #ALDH2 #Aledhydedehydrogenase
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2356421-why-gene-variant-impairing-alcohol-breakdown-raises-heart-disease-risk/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1674915006
Why gene variant impairing alcohol breakdown raises heart disease risk

A gene variant that causes the "alcohol flush" reaction increases the risk of heart disease by causing inflammation of blood vessels, especially in drinkers

New Scientist
Jan 28, 2023 at 2:42pmWeb
Show threadSesame SquirrelJan 28, 2023

@dbfulton Whoops. Read right up till the site wanted me to register. Oh well.

TLDR version: I'm Chinese. I already have HBP. So the "booze blush" is just my body's way of saying, "Really? Are you dumb as a sack of hair, girl?"