What s the deal with a red face after drinking a little wine?

When it comes to drinking, some people will always have the problem of "blushing" after drinking; If you think that "people who blush after drinking alcohol are more able to drink", then there is a "fundamental mistake" in your thinking, drinking alcohol and blushing means "alcohol metabolism is slow", "more harmful to the liver", "increased risk of cancer", about "the problem of blushing after drinking", you should know the following things.

People who blush after drinking, the metabolism of alcohol itself will be very slow: ethanol dehydrogenase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase are two important enzymes in the process of alcohol metabolism, if there is a mutation in the acetaldehyde dehydrogenase gene, or the lack of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in the liver, it will lead to "acetaldehyde can not be converted into acetic acid in time", then when acetaldehyde accumulates in the body, it will cause capillaries to dilate and appear "blushing".

Of course, don't be afraid, about one-third of all people in Asia have this problem.

People who blush after drinking alcohol have a higher risk of liver injury: 90% of the alcohol that enters the body will be metabolized in the liver, and ethanol will be oxidized into acetaldehyde after entering the liver cells, and acetaldehyde itself has strong toxicity and carcinogenicity, and when it accumulates more in the body, it will cause irreversible damage to the liver.

With the increase of alcohol intake, the risk of alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and even liver cancer will increase dramatically, which is worth paying attention to.

People who blush after drinking alcohol also have an increased risk of stomach cancer: a previous study published in Science Advances in May 2020 clearly mentioned that there is a subclass of gastric cancer with a clear alcohol-related mutation, and 70% of patients in this category of gastric cancer carry a mutation in the acetaldehyde dehydrogenase gene.

In other words, people who are deficient in acetaldehyde dehydrogenase are more likely to develop stomach cancer after drinking, while people who are deficient in acetaldehyde dehydrogenase are prone to the signs of "blushing" after drinking.

In other words, alcohol itself is a "world-recognized class of carcinogens", and the more alcohol intake, the higher the risk of stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer and other cancers. This is a "common sense that everyone should know".

To mitigate the damage caused by alcohol, you should do this:

The most effective way to avoid alcohol is to "don't drink", and the safest amount of alcohol is "0", and there is no safe alcohol intake.

If you must drink alcohol, please choose a "drink with a lower alcohol content" on the premise of ensuring the quality of the alcohol, and consume less alcohol for the same amount of alcohol to protect your body.

Before drinking, during drinking, you should "eat well", food has a good bottoming effect, although it can not relieve hangover, but it can play a role in protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa.

In the process of drinking, drink more boiled water, which is an "effective way to relieve hangover", and use boiled water to promote the metabolism of alcohol and reduce its damage to the body.

Drink when you're happy, don't drink when you're sad or sad; The collision of emotional positivity with drinking will inevitably make you more uncomfortable.

It was sad about drinking; Drinking alcohol and blushing is itself a "manifestation of not being able to drink more"; If you look at any issue about health scientifically, you should be healthier.

The main reason is that the liver in your body is not very well absorbed, and in this case, the face will be flushed, so such people should be careful not to drink too much when drinking, so as not to cause alcohol poisoning.

This is related to the individual's physique, because it may be that your liver lacks the enzyme to break down alcohol, so the alcohol is easy to dissipate and you will blush. Drink a glass of plain milk before drinking.

Because each person's physical condition is different, the tolerance to alcohol will also be different, alcohol will be metabolized in the body to produce acetic acid, but people with a blushing face lack the enzyme to metabolize acetic acid, so a large amount of acetic acid will accumulate in the body, and the face will be red.

The lack of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in the body of people who are prone to blushing after drinking alcohol will lead to the accumulation of a large amount of acetaldehyde in the body, allowing the liver to slowly decompose, which will lead to an increased burden on the liver.

Blushing when you drink alcohol indicates that your body is allergic to alcohol. It is better not to drink alcohol for such people. It is relatively normal to blush after drinking more than two taels, and the blood circulation accelerates after drinking, resulting in a red face.

This is the body's emergency response, just get used to it, and wine has a blood-invigorating effect, which is an obvious example. In excess, the body's ability to withstand the decomposition of alcohol is weakened, and the face is red.