Asian glow
Drinking-induced blushing syndrome
Asian glow is the facial flushing that occurs in some people of East Asian descent after drinking alcohol.
The redness results from a genetic variation affecting alcohol metabolism.
Also called Asian flush.
I can't hide how much I've had to drink—I get Asian glow after one beer.
- drinking customsRitualized practices around alcohol
- acetaldehydeSimplest two-carbon aldehyde
- red faceFlushed complexion from emotion
- flushSame suit, five cards
- alcohol intoleranceBody's rejection of ethanol
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