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Acetaldehyde is also be metabolized by the brain for energy. May be why some people get so addicted.
by ImHereToVote 2y ago
Acetaldehyde is also be metabolized by the brain for energy. May be why some people get so addicted.
- pfdietz 2y agoI think it would be preferable to fuel your brain with something that isn't also a carcinogen.
- ImHereToVote 2y agoYou think?
- pfdietz 2y agoI possibly use a bit too much understatement.
- coldtea 2y agoGiven that everything is a carcinogen if you read such studies, but most of it is nowhere important enough to worry about, I'm not sure...
- pfdietz 2y agoIt's estimated in Europe that 7% of all breast cancers are due to alcohol consumption. Not everything is a carcinogen at that level.
- bee_rider 2y agoThat’s an interesting chemical. One stereotype I’ve heard is that people quit drinking and then become addicted to coffee. Coffee apparently can have acetaldehyde in it.
- pfdietz 2y agoRoasted coffee has variable amounts of acetaldehyde, but typically in the tens of ppm. So, coffee will present orders of magnitude lower acetaldehyde exposure than drinking even dilute alcoholic beverages. I wonder more about soluble fiber carbohydrates leading to ethanol production in the gut.
- bee_rider 2y agoInteresting. Well, I was not too invested in that theory, haha. It also could be the ritual of the whole thing. I quit drinking, and got really into coffee drinks. Creating potions—the anticipation, the combination of fluids with different densities and colors, the foam that is produced by espresso when the pressure is just right—it is all kind of satisfying.