Posted by dirtywater on May 21, 2008 at 11:48:19:

In Reply to: Re: Effect of weight loss on sleep apne posted by seattlebill on May 16, 2008 at 16:57:31:

Just for fun, I'll throw out this trivial tidbit that connects carbs with alcohol intoxication:

I learned a few days ago that some people who eat carbs actually get drunk off them. It's called "auto-brewery syndrome" aka "endogenous ethanol intoxication" aka "endogenous ethanol production" aka "meitei-sho." It happens when yeast such as candida flourishes in the stomach. This could happen due to antibiotic use, abnormal anatomy of the stomach (a pocket where the yeast could grow), or low stomach acidity. The excess yeast literally brews the carbs into beer in the stomach :-)

HOWEVER: people who suffer from this syndrome apparently have a deficiency in an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase that helps breaks down alcohol. This enzyme deficiency is rarely seen outside Japan and other East Asian countries. Hence the syndrome has rarely been seen outside Japan.

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