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Alcohol is never good for people period. It turns into acetaldehyde [0] in the human body, a known carcinogen. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetaldehyde

• eurasiantiger 4y ago
  Microbial ethanol could be beneficial, though. ”Several beneficial effects of L. reuteri have been noted. First, L. reuteri can produce antimicrobial molecules, such as organic acids, ethanol, and reuterin. Due to its antimicrobial activity, L. reuteri is able to inhibit the colonization of pathogenic microbes and remodel the commensal microbiota composition in the host” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5917019/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5917019/