Colon Cancer
Chronic alcohol consumption is an established risk factor for colorectal cancer. We also know that most of the acetaldehyde produced in the large intestine is generated from bacterial oxidation of ethanol. In experiments with animals, microbially mediated ethanol oxidation results were high acetaldehyde concentrations in the colon after alcohol administration.
Read more about this topic: Acetaldehyde, Safety, Carcinogenicity
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