Alcohol harms DNA molecules, leading to cancer

For a long time, medical experts have warned that it will increase the risk of cancer, especially 7 types of cancer, including the mouth, throat, larynx or palate, esophagus, breast, liver and intestines.

A recent study has clarified the link between alcohol consumption and cancer, indicating that alcohol harms the function of new blood production, leading to cancer.

Acetaldehyde can break down and destroy DNA structure in the original blood cells.(Photo: Conscious Life News).

According to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature, scientists gave mice experimental diluted alcohol, then used chromosomal analysis and DNA to examine genetic damage caused by acetaldehyde. out. This is a substance produced by the body during alcohol treatment.

Scientists have discovered that acetaldehyde can break down and destroy in blood stem cells , leading to the rearrangement of chromosomes and permanent changes in DNA sequences in these cells.

According to researchers, damaging DNA can cause cells to die but can also activate the body's natural repair mechanisms. However, if DNA is corrected wrongly, it can lead to cancer.

Scientists have found that drinking alcohol can increase the risk of DNA damage. The team also showed that the body fights the devastation of alcohol by using an enzyme called ALDH , which turns acetaldehyde into acetate, which cells can use as an energy.

According to the study, millions of people, especially those in Southeast Asia, are lacking these enzymes or have defective DNA.