A flushed face might be ruining that Instagram photo on your night out, but the consequences of trying to hide it might be more serious than you ...
, blushing is actually your body’s warning sign. According to Professor Daryl Davies, director of the Alcohol and Brain Research Laboratory at the University of Southern California , it is your body’s way of telling you to slow down your imbibing and start hydrating.
According to the Cancer Research UK website, the risk happens because “cells and some bacteria in our mouths and gut can convert alcohol into acetaldehyde, too”. In fact, the website noted that drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer, whether you drink it all in one go or spread it throughout the week.
According to a spokesperson, it’s a controlled substance under Singapore’s Poisons Act, which means it’s only allowed to be present in registered medicines. “The drugs we commonly call antihistamines target the histamine H1 receptor and they have no effect on alcohol-induced facial flushing,” he said, referring instead to those that treat gastric acid reflux, such as Zantac and Tagamet.
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