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Study Confirms Why Some People Get Drunk Without Touching Alcohol


Scientists have confirmed in the largest study of its kind that bacteria, not fungi, are the major culprit in auto-brewery syndrome, a rare medical condition where people become intoxicated after eating, despite not consuming any alcohol.

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