Why do people with East Asian heritage get flushed after drinking alcohol?
- Written by Terry Mulhern, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne
More than one in three people with Chinese, Japanese and Korean heritage flush when drinking alcohol.Marcella Cheng/The Conversation, CC BY-NDIf your face goes red when drinking alcohol, you’re not alone. More than one in three people with East Asian heritage (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) experience facial flushing when drinking beer, wine...
