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<small>''Concerning scientific references: all information was garnered from scientific journals. Please use PubMed to search for corresponding scientific articles. Use relevant keywords including acetaldehyde, alcohol, cancer, beverages, and cysteine. Report on acetaldehyde from the IARC can be found here: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol71/mono71-11.pdf''</small> | <small>''Concerning scientific references: all information was garnered from scientific journals. Please use PubMed to search for corresponding scientific articles. Use relevant keywords including acetaldehyde, alcohol, cancer, beverages, and cysteine. Report on acetaldehyde from the IARC can be found here: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol71/mono71-11.pdf''</small> | ||
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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
# Avoid alcoholic beverages that lead to high levels of acetaldehyde in your mouth. As soon as you take a sip of an alcoholic beverage, microbes that naturally live in your mouth instantly convert alcohol into acetaldehyde. [[Detect Antimicrobial Activity of Acalypha Fruticosa|Microbes]] that live downstream in your gastrointestinal tract will also convert alcohol into acetaldehyde. Your liver also produces acetaldehyde when metabolizing alcohol, but your body then further breaks down acetaldehyde over period of time.<BR><BR>Bacterial microbes that live in your body cannot further break down acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde in your mouth that is produced by microbes can lead to oral cancer, [[Lessen the Risk of Throat Cancer|throat cancer]], and similar cancers. A concentration of acetaldehyde equal to or greater than 100 micromolar has the ability to cause cancer.<BR><BR>Note that the amount of acetaldehyde that is produced from alcohol in your mouth is not necessarily related to the amount of acetaldehyde that is pre-existing in the beverages before you drink them. However, the amount (concentration) of alcohol in beverages and in your body is a major factor that leads to higher acetaldehyde levels in your mouth and the rest of your body. | # Avoid alcoholic beverages that lead to high levels of acetaldehyde in your mouth. As soon as you take a sip of an alcoholic beverage, microbes that naturally live in your mouth instantly convert alcohol into acetaldehyde. [[Detect Antimicrobial Activity of Acalypha Fruticosa|Microbes]] that live downstream in your gastrointestinal tract will also convert alcohol into acetaldehyde. Your liver also produces acetaldehyde when metabolizing alcohol, but your body then further breaks down acetaldehyde over period of time.<BR><BR>Bacterial microbes that live in your body cannot further break down acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde in your mouth that is produced by microbes can lead to oral cancer, [[Lessen the Risk of Throat Cancer|throat cancer]], and similar cancers. A concentration of acetaldehyde equal to or greater than 100 micromolar has the ability to cause cancer.<BR><BR>Note that the amount of acetaldehyde that is produced from alcohol in your mouth is not necessarily related to the amount of acetaldehyde that is pre-existing in the beverages before you drink them. However, the amount (concentration) of alcohol in beverages and in your body is a major factor that leads to higher acetaldehyde levels in your mouth and the rest of your body. | ||
