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flooppoolf@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

The skin becomes flushed for a different reason. It’s a sort of allergic reaction to the metabolism of alcohol that results in toxic acetaldehyde. Usually we have aldehyde dehydrogenase to rid the body of acetaldehyde but some people are lacking normal amounts of enzyme.

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