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Why do i go red when i drink wine?
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Enzyme lack: You have a deficiency of alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol. Consequently, with you, a little alcohol "goes a long way." Since your body metabolizes alcohol much slower than "normal" people, your alcohol tolerance will be much less. Asians and American Indians are commonly deficient in this enzyme.
Answered 12/8/2014
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