Fizzy Liquor Cuts Drunk Time, Cures Hangovers
By simply oxygenating alcoholic drinks, scientists have been able to shorten people’s drunkenness and all but cured hangovers.
The reason behind it is that when one drinks, they aren’t getting enough oxygen from their blood. That’s why drinking water while drinking liquor helps keep one from getting hangovers.
The drinks with the added oxygen content sobered people up 20-30 minutes faster, under the influence of the rather potent alcohol they used for the trials. 20% alcohol is around the strength of fortified wine, soju, or a very strong mixed drink, so while shaving a half hour off your drunken tomfoolery might not seem a great deal, when you’re trying to fall asleep at night and combating the spins, you’ll appreciate it.
The researchers also asked what would change if someone were to drink multiple oxygen-enriched drinks over the course of the night. Would there be a cumulative effect? Again, the answer was yes: People who drank oxygenated booze had less severe and fewer hangovers than people who drank the non-fizzy stuff.
The conclusions were published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The researchers conclude that the oxygen in alcohol has “a role to play in reducing alcohol-related side effects and accidents.”
[Via Slashdot]
