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[–] 13 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

It's even worse, because over a third of Japanese are allergic to alcohol and probably shouldn't be consuming for increased health risk.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I know what you mean, but it's not an allergy but the lack of a gene to metabolize alcohol properly. So it's more comparable to lactose intolerance (which over 70 percent of Asians also have).

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago*

    It's not an "allergy", but it still has detrimental health effects. Not having the enzyme greatly increases cancers related to drinking, among many other health impacts.

    Allergy is just a way to explain it more simply.

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