The problem of blushing after drinking alcohol not being harmful to the body

I believe many people have seen people who blush after drinking, right? Maybe many people think that blushing when drinking is not a good thing. When encountering someone whose face turns red after drinking, those who persuade them to drink often say: The redder the face, the more you can drink, because the alcohol has evaporated. Is this really the case? Why does your face turn red when you drink alcohol? Is blushing after drinking alcohol good or bad? Let’s discuss it together.

1. People who blush when drinking are more likely to get esophageal cancer

Studies have shown that for alcoholics, the genetic defect that makes you blush also has an important impact on the high incidence of esophageal cancer. Those who have "one good and one bad hybrid gene" may have a higher risk of esophageal cancer if they drink alcohol than those who do not have this genetic defect. Therefore, doctors can determine whether patients have aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 deficiency by asking them whether they blush easily after drinking alcohol, and should advise them to drink less and increase examinations for esophageal cancer.

The main subjects of this study were people from Japan and Taiwan, China. As a supplement, a 2010 paper also studied the situation of mainlanders. The conclusion is similar: alcoholics with aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene defects have a higher risk of esophageal cancer than normal alcoholics.

2. Why does your face turn red when you drink alcohol?

The flushing reaction after drinking is caused by a genetic defect in the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol, which leads to a large accumulation of toxic acetaldehyde in the body, causing blood vessels to dilate and causing the flushing reaction. People who blush and drink alcohol are at increased risk of deadly esophageal cancer.

3. Introducing 3 tips for drinking without harming your body

1. Drink hot wine as much as possible

Whether it is white wine or yellow wine, drinking it after heating will make it more fragrant and palatable; secondly, it can evaporate some harmful aldehyde substances with low boiling points, thus reducing harmful components. Drinking is unavoidable. Drinking in moderation is good for your health, but excessive drinking is harmful.

2. Don’t drink alcohol on an empty stomach

When you drink and eat at the same time, the alcohol stays in the stomach for a long time, and the alcohol is disturbed by stomach acid and absorbed slowly, making it less likely to get drunk. If you drink several glasses in a row or on an empty stomach, the alcohol concentration in your blood will rise to a very high level in an instant, putting you into a dangerous state of paralysis. Therefore, this way of drinking should be avoided as much as possible.

Before drinking, eat some starchy foods, or drink a cup of high-fiber oatmeal first. According to research, water-soluble starch is more effective than fat in reducing the absorption of alcohol. If you don’t have time to eat, you can drink a meal replacement first. The fiber in the meal replacement will make your stomach feel full immediately and reduce your alcohol intake.

3. Don’t drink too much

Drink slowly, pause from time to time, and do not drink carbonated beverages such as cola, soda, etc. while drinking, so as not to speed up the body's absorption of alcohol.

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a general understanding of the situation of blushing after drinking? Blushing after drinking alcohol is actually very harmful to our body and may increase the risk of esophageal cancer. So if there are people around us who blush after drinking, we must advise them in time.