Apparently, the real hangover cure is a special drink made from coconut water, lime and pear, along with a small meal that includes cheese, tomatoes and cucumber. This vital research was carried out by a team at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai, India back in 2019. The team, led by Dr. Shraddha Srinivasan, found that this combination of food and drink gave the best chance of reducing hangovers quickly.
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Hangovers – headaches, fatigue and vomiting after drinking – affect us all differently, but it all has to do with the body’s ability to process alcohol. When ethanol – the ‘toxic’ ingredient in alcohol, enters the body – it must be broken down in the liver and turns into acetaldehyde, which accumulates and causes the bad feelings. Dr. Srinivasan and his team tested many foods to see what worked and found that this combination was the best. Coffee turned out to be the worst, with the study finding that it reduced the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) which helps break down acetaldehyde. The study said: “Coffee reduced ALDH activity very strongly; Therefore, it is not recommended to consume coffee after consuming alcohol, because it may lead to the accumulation of acetaldehyde, resulting in a prolonged hangover.”