Eating in Asia
A science-loving, health-cherishing, dietitian wannabe's take on Asian food, nutrition and health.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Drinkers’ Red Face May Signal Cancer Risk
More on "the Asian flush" and its link to throat cancer from the New York Times.
An ALDH2-deficient person who has two beers a day has 6 to 10 times the risk of developing esophageal cancer as a person not deficient in the enzyme.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/health/24blush.
html?_r=2&ref=science
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