[2redJake]

Crap.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/health/r...cohol.html?_r=1

I have this problem (my screen name is in reference to that. I know. It's lame.) But I still enjoy drinking a couple beers with friends or at home watching a game (never on a date though. Too embarrassing. Then again, so is having to order a diet coke.)

I know there are a lot of fellow tomatoes out there. So what do you think about this? Plan on changing your drinking habits? Any embarrassing stories to share?

[ayahuasca]

Crap.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/health/r...cohol.html?_r=1

I have this problem (my screen name is in reference to that. I know. It's lame.) But I still enjoy drinking a couple beers with friends or at home watching a game (never on a date though. Too embarrassing. Then again, so is having to order a diet coke.)

I know there are a lot of fellow tomatoes out there. So what do you think about this? Plan on changing your drinking habits? Any embarrassing stories to share?

Luckily I'm one of the few who dont get that. I shared 2 bottles of champagne last night and a bottle of red tonight with no ill effects. But on a serious note, research like this should be taken with a kilo of salt until there are supporting findings. In any case, heavy drinking isn't good for your liver let alone your throat.

[lemoncake0910]

and I thought that if you get those flushes when you drink, it's a good thing?
I'm a terrible drinker and I don't drink much... but my face does go red after drinking alcohol. =\ I'm not so sure that if I go out to drink more often and build up my tolerance, whether I will flush less or not? o__O i'm not too sure.
I don't know... I guess the news may be considered 'crap'? Unless there are more evidence to support the fact.

[Raindeer]

I heard if you drink more often then your tolerance will build and you will not go as red, but I'm guessing it will increase your chances of throat cancer?

I'm as red as a tomato after not 1 drink but 1/4 of a drink, both my parents go red too.

[terrorist]

i read an article saying asian glow is a bad thing.
i'm asian and i don't get any signs of redness

[nubbie]

ugh. I think i'm screwed lol

[chocolate*]

and I thought that if you get those flushes when you drink, it's a good thing?
I'm a terrible drinker and I don't drink much... but my face does go red after drinking alcohol. =\ I'm not so sure that if I go out to drink more often and build up my tolerance, whether I will flush less or not? o__O i'm not too sure.
I don't know... I guess the news may be considered 'crap'? Unless there are more evidence to support the fact.

Same here... I thought it was a good thing before because it was good blood circulation. Guess not.. -_-

[Aziraphale]

ugh. I think i'm screwed lol

Born Aug-26-1989

Yep.

INTRUDER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[daisy]

I don't get red, but then again i rarely drink heavily. good to know though.

[Millou]

I thought it's good thing, better blood circulation. And something about alcohol that doesn't go into your bones

[nyc88]

i learned that the asian flush acts like your body's defense mechanism so you don't consume as much alcohol than others who don't get the asian flush and have a higher tolerance for it. So a higher risk for cancer is probably unlikely. It would make more sense for people who have a higher tolerance for alcohol and therefore drink alot more often to be at risk for cancer and other diseases

[IwishIwasKOREAN]

Consult a doctor if you're really concerned about this. Everyone's body has different reactions.

[knickstorm]

well it says if you get the "glow" you may have a higher risk, but actually drinking to get that glow doesnt increase the risk.......i thought i read an article a while back that says using mouthwash can get you cancer.

[rms13515]

I get the flush once in a awhile. All it takes is a bit too, ye tat times i can down a bunch and not turn red. It's all good, I think I'm at around 16 "drinks" more or less a week. Article, not gonna stop me form drinking.

[yohimbine]

I didn't read the article, but the reason for the "asian flush" is because asians are deficient in one of the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol thus, the reaction seen.

Just thinking it out if you keep consuming alcohol of course you are more prone to get hepatic cancer and others if you have additional risk factors.

[lynnaxchoi]

I didn't read the article, but the reason for the "asian flush" is because asians are deficient in one of the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol thus, the reaction seen.

Just thinking it out if you keep consuming alcohol of course you are more prone to get hepatic cancer and others if you have additional risk factors.

I've heard that, too.

Luckily, I don't get asian glow unless I'm drunk off my butt, which happens once in a blue moon.
There's some pill you can take to reduce your "asian glow"ness. I forgot what it's called, I'll ask around and come back.

[fantasian]

Yep.

INTRUDER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aziraphale, you're awesome haha.

i dont see how asian glow is related to a higher risk of cancer. It's just that theres a deficiency in the enzyme that breaks down the alcohol.

[carebear]

yeah, I thought it was attributable to the lack of an enzyme as well. either way, doubtful that it will cause me to stop consuming

[xorgasmxmachinex]

LOL regardless of the glow or not, you are still going to get some form of cancer if you keep on drinking.

[kelvin6]

Oddly I find that esophageal cancer in asians is rare (and I mean extremely rare). I work in a radiology department and we do fluoroscopic exams to study swallowing and function of the esophagus (sometime to find cancers) and i've almost never seen it in asian patients.