• CitizenKong@lemmy.world
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    3 个月前

    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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      3 个月前

      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.