Excellent when I fall over after 6 pints of Stella Artois I will tell my wife I have an allergynakatago wrote:It's a form of allergic reaction.
Asian Flush Syndrome. I wonder if it is genetically correlated together with Lactose intolerance [a not serious, but rather whimsical thought].nakatago wrote:It's a form of allergic reaction.
Not necessarily correlated; my guess is it's just another mutation. Native Americans are supposed to be lactose intolerant too.JR8 wrote:Asian Flush Syndrome. I wonder if it is genetically correlated together with Lactose intolerance [a not serious, but rather whimsical thought].nakatago wrote:It's a form of allergic reaction.
how about "south Asians" then ?CaptainBullus wrote:A friend of mine said it was to do with our (western European) ancestors evolving whilst consuming wheat/barley whilst East asians were consuming rice...
I recall a former colleague, if we go drinking, on the drive back, she will have the aircon on full and her face practically stuck at the vent, to 'normalise' her face colourearthfriendly wrote:Not just the flush, and the face gets warm or even hot. And then need to cool it down with ice pack .
Deficiencies of alcohol dehydrogonase (for alcohol) vs lactase (for milk)?the lynx wrote:Yes, common among East Asian ancestry because they naturally do not produce a lot of the enzymes responsible to break down aldehyde, hence the flush on skin. Having said that, one would wonder how did they survive guzzling on baijiu and sake?
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