Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Alcohol directly damages DNA and accelerates mutations, increasing cancer risk in a dose-dependent manner
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Alcohol directly damages DNA and accelerates mutations, increasing cancer risk in a dose-dependent manner
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acetol alahh is produced during metabolism of alcohol and it can directly cause DNA damage and prevent DNA repair processes so when aetl alahh binds to DNA it forms DNA adducts that cause mutations double stranded breaks and other chromosomal changes