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  2. Alcohol flush reaction - Wikipedia

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    The reaction is informally termed Asian flush due to its frequent occurrence in East Asians, with approximately 30 to 50% of Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans showing characteristic physiological responses to drinking alcohol that includes facial flushing, nausea, headaches and a fast heart rate.

  3. Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink

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    Alcohol is used as a social lubricant, maybe more so as holiday festivities approach. But drinking carries health and other risks. Here are five tips to make it safer.

  4. I took a one-month break from drinking, here’s how Dry ...

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    The alcohol flush reaction is also primarily “due to inherited variations in genes of certain enzymes” – found among people of East Asian ancestry – that cause them “to metabolise ...

  5. Alcohol and health - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol flush reaction is a condition in which an individual's face or body experiences flushes (appears red) or blotches as a result of an accumulation of acetaldehyde, a metabolic byproduct of the catabolic metabolism of alcohol. It is best known as a condition that is experienced by people of Asian descent.

  6. Hangover - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol flush reaction as a result of the accumulation of acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of alcohol Main article: Pharmacology of ethanol After being ingested, the ethanol in alcoholic beverages is first converted to acetaldehyde by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase and then to acetic acid by oxidation and egestion process.

  7. It's hard to stop at 1 drink. Here's why — and how to cut ...

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    Alcohol triggers the release of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that makes you feel good — and makes it harder to stop. Alcohol triggers the release of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that ...

  8. Alcohol intolerance - Wikipedia

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    [34] [35] [36] On the other hand, the more uncommon alcohol allergy is an immune system reaction to alcohol (specifically ethanol) that causes symptoms such as rashes, difficulty breathing, and anaphylaxis in severe cases. [37] [38] Nausea is a symptom common to both alcohol intolerance and alcohol allergy. [35]

  9. Alcohol tolerance - Wikipedia

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    Such atypical alcohol dehydrogenase levels are less frequent in alcoholics than in non-alcoholics. [5] Furthermore, among alcoholics, the carriers of this atypical enzyme consume lower ethanol doses, compared to the individuals without the allele. [citation needed] An estimated one out of twenty people have an alcohol flush reaction. It is not ...