Recently, the topic of people who drink alcohol and blush or are susceptible to cancer has rushed to the hot search and attracted attention. It is rumored that people who drink alcohol and blush drink a lot!Whether the amount of alcohol is large or not is yet to be determined, but the risk of cancer is higher, or it is a fact!
The process of drinking alcohol is actually the process of alcohol (ethanol) - acetaldehyde - acetic acid (the main component of vinegar is acetic acid).
However, the genetic defect of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) in people who drink alcohol and blush, the enzyme activity of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 decreases significantly, resulting in the accumulation of acetaldehyde in the body, acting on the central nervous system and blood, which will cause vasodilation, tachycardia, and rapid pulse, which in turn will cause people to have symptoms such as flushing, dizziness, and nausea.
01People who drink alcohol and blush may be more likely to get cancerDon't drink too much alcohol!
Alcohol is a Group 1 carcinogen and is directly related to a variety of cancers, such as liver cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, etc.
People who blush when they drink alcohol have a defect in the alcohol metabolism gene (acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2) and cannot effectively degrade acetaldehyde, so it is more dangerous!Zhou Xinxin, deputy chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, said, "Some people will have symptoms such as blushing and palpitations when they first start drinking, and due to the 'exercise' of long-term drinking, they will have a tolerance to acetaldehyde, and then drink a lot of alcohol, because acetaldehyde cannot be metabolized and stay in the body for a long time, so the risk of cancer is very high, and these people are more likely to get pharyngeal cancer and esophageal cancer."
Acetaldehyde can directly bind to DNA to induce gene mutations, resulting in chromosomal mutations, leading to cell death in the body, inducing chronic inflammation and cell replication, and increasing the probability of cancer.
A study published in the prestigious journal Science Advances showed that people with ALDH2 gene mutations, that is, people who blush when they drink alcohol, have a greatly increased risk of stomach cancer even if they drink only a small amount of alcohol.
In a study published in the journal "IJC" in the International Journal of Cancer, researchers from Peking University and researchers from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom also proposed that even a small amount of alcohol can directly lead to the occurrence of a variety of cancers, and these risks will be further increased in people with acetaldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (drinking alcohol and blushing).
02 How much damage does drinking alcohol do to various organs and tissues?
When alcohol enters from the mouth, it irritates the oral mucosa, making it more permeable to carcinogens such as tobacco;It then travels through the esophagus to the stomach, stimulates gastric acid secretion, damages gastric mucosal cells, and causes gastric ulcers and bleedingThen the alcohol will enter the small intestine, which will absorb most of the alcohol, and after the alcohol is absorbed, it will enter the bloodstream, which will reduce the elasticity of blood vessels, decrease diastolic performance, cause an increase in blood pressure, and increase the risk of high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, stroke and other diseases.
Some alcohol will also enter the liver through the blood for metabolism, and the metabolic product acetaldehyde is a first-class carcinogen, which is highly toxic and can directly damage liver cells.
Alcohol acts as a diuretic and causes the loss of calcium from healthy bones, while heavy alcohol consumption accelerates bone damage and agingAlcohol can also cause damage to people's brains and nerves, and people who have been drinking heavily for a long time have a serious deficiency of folic acid and vitamin B, which in turn causes nerve cell damageLong-term alcohol consumption will also lead to a lower number of white blood cells, disrupt the production of cytokines, inhibit T lymphocytes, reduce human immunity, make the human body more susceptible to bacteria and viruses, and greatly increase the risk of cancer.
Alcohol consumption is known to be linked to a range of injuries and diseases, including cancer. Studies have shown that alcohol consumption is one of the main "culprits" of cancer worldwide!A study published in the leading medical journal The Lancet pointed to smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and other known risk factors as the cause of nearly 4.45 million cancer deaths worldwide in 2019.
Not only cancer, but also alcohol consumption can accelerate aging!Researchers from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, in a study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry**, showed that alcohol directly accelerates aging by destroying DNA in telomeres, causing telomeres to shorten.
While alcohol is not the only cause of cancer and aging, it greatly increases the risk of cancer and accelerated aging. For the sake of health, it is best to be able to drink without sticking!"I'm taking medication", "I have a stomach problem", "I'm trying to get pregnant", "I need to drive", "Alcohol allergy" are all reasons to refuse alcohol.
Don't numb yourself with "drinking", for drinkers, it is difficult to control "a small amount". In addition to staying away from alcohol and abstaining from alcohol, it is also very important to improve one's own immunity, resist viruses and bacteria, kill cancer cells, and eliminate senescent cells.
Immunity is the best doctor of the human body, immune cells help the body fight viruses and bacteria, remove senescent cells, mutant cells and cancer cells, and protect our health.
Therefore, if you want to prevent cancer and delay aging, it is not enough to refuse alcohol, it is also essential to improve your own immunity, and cutting-edge and safe immune cell storage is another good way to fight aging and prevent cancer.
The human body already has immune cells, why do we need to infuse them back into anti-aging and prevent cancer?Immune cells will age with age, and they can be stored when they are young and of sufficient quality and reinfused regularly when they are old and frail or when there is a high incidence of cancer, so that the body's immune function will always be in a good state, which is conducive to achieving the purpose of anti-aging, cancer prevention and disease resistance.
A final reminder!For tobacco and alcohol, which are clearly harmful to human health, I hope to avoid them, and avoid them if they can!