New harm when drinking alcohol: Mutagenic DNA

This new study provides a clearer look at how alcohol consumption can increase the risk of DNA mutations and cancer.

A recent study by Mexican scientists has shown that drinking alcohol on weekends can negatively affect your DNA, especially healthy young people.

The idea of ​​this study came when researcher Adela Rendon discovered her students at the National University of Technology in Mexico often came late to class on Monday morning, accompanied by drowsy expressions, hangover, absentminded, unstable mood .

Research author Adela Rendon and her colleagues conducted experiments with students aimed at pointing out the negative effects and negative effects they had to endure. Accordingly, the students are divided into two groups - one group says "no" to alcohol and one enthusiastic drinking group.

All students who participated in the experiment were aged 18-23 and underwent a blood test at the beginning of the study to make sure they were healthy, not sick or using any stimulant. affect research results.

Experts after consuming an average of 118g of alcohol or 1.5l of beer were tested by experts. Accordingly, when entering the body, the alcohol in the alcohol begins to undergo steps of metabolism in the liver. Initially, they transformed into acetaldehyde, after which the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) converted acetaldehyde to acetoacetate and acetone.

Of the three active ingredients, acetaldehyde is the most toxic because of its ability to cause DNA mutation and cancer, when it builds up in the blood, it causes hot flashes, vomiting, and in some people the heart rate accelerates. Acetaldehyde is also the culprit for people who drink alcohol in the morning after drinking alcohol the night before . Researcher Rendon also said: "We found that people who drink alcohol cause twice as much antioxidant damage as those who don't drink."

In addition, Rendon continues to evaluate the relationship between DNA and student drinking habits. Another experiment was conducted with students, whereby T-cell lymphocytes (one of the body's immune cells) were removed from the blood of the drinking group for research. The results showed that the drinking group had many cells damaged by 5.3 times the group did not drink.

However, experts still want to learn more about chromosomes and complex reactions in these drinkers. Rendon said: "When it comes to young people drinking alcohol, we can't judge whether they are abusers or alcoholics, but even when drinking less, alcohol still poses many dangers to the body. And you have to be aware of that. "

According to World Health Organization data, alcohol causes 2.5 million deaths a year in the world and 320,000 of them are teenagers between the ages of 19 and 25.