The Chinese will make alcohol useful to humans
Last reviewed: 30.05.2018
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Chinese experts made a sensational discovery - they managed to find a gene, through which alcohol becomes a healthy product.
At the research center at the Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, nutrition specialists found that the presence of the PPP1r3G gene neutralizes the harmful effects of alcohol, and even more, makes drinking alcoholic drinks useful.
The gene PPP1r3G promotes the conversion of alcohol into glycogen, which reduces fat deposits in the liver.
Glycogen increases efficiency, energizes. Also, specialists have established that the gene PPP1r3G favorably affects the liver and other internal organs, it prevents the formation of adipose tissue in the liver and prevents its fatty degeneration.
A group of scientists noted that the presence of this gene in the body makes the use of alcoholic beverages practically harmless to humans, in addition, thanks to this gene, the work of some organs improves.
The team of scientists worked with laboratory animals, experiments on which showed that when the activity of the PPP1r3G gene increases in the body of rats, alcohol is converted into the body in glycogen, which significantly reduces the amount of accumulated fat in the liver. The results of their work, the scientists published in one of the famous scientific publications.
The discovery of Chinese specialists allows us to look at the problem of drinking alcohol differently. The revealed gene will help in the development of new drugs that will help reduce the negative impact of alcohol on the human body.
Professor Chen Yang, who became the author of the research project, noted that a large amount of fat in the liver is extremely harmful to human health.
Glycogen belongs to the group of complex carbohydrates and also like fat, it allows to conserve energy, but, unlike fats, it accumulates mainly in muscles and in the liver and is a more "pure" source of energy.
At present, people are moving to clean energy. And now, according to Chinese experts, the moment has come when it is necessary to make changes inside our body and move from "dirty" fats to "pure" glycogen.
Fat in the body allows you to conserve energy, but at the same time, this method is quite "dirty", because when fats are burned, a large number of pollutants are released.
Professor Yang suggested that the discovery of his team will help develop new effective drugs that will increase the production of glycogen in the body. According to experts, this kind of energy, like glycogen, is a cleaner type of fuel for the human body, in contrast to fat.
But today experts warn about the dangers of drinking alcohol. As research has shown, alcohol causes the development of cancer - only about 7 types of cancer.
Experts during the study determined that drinking alcoholic beverages on hot days is especially dangerous, because under the influence of heat, ethanol is converted to acetaldehyde, which reduces the ability of the skin to resist ultraviolet, resulting in increased risk of skin cancer.