California - Genes Keep Jews, Asians Off Alcohol

California - New research unveiled at the University of California suggests, that Jews, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean people in general are cheaper drunks and, as a result, have a lower risk of becoming alcoholics. 
A psychiatry professor at the University of California, said 10 per cent of Japanese, Chinese and Korean people had bad genes that made them ill and nauseous after a small dose of alcohol. "How likely is it that these people develop serious problems with alcoholism? Virtually zero," the Professor said.

Forty per cent of the same Asian group had an enzyme that was unable to break down alcohol properly, causing them to flush bright red in the face. This made them more responsive to alcohol and less tolerant of it, meaning they were less likely to drink heavily and develop severe alcohol problems. Jewish people were also prone to a lower alcohol tolerance, the Professor said, and his research suggested that 60 per cent of the risk for severe alcohol problems lies in a person's genes; the other factor is a person's environment.