THE MYTHS BEHIND ALCOHOL & HANGOVER

When your head is pounding and you cant even stomach a piece of toast, who among us has not asked the question why?, Not "why did i drink so much?" but "Why is this happening to me?". The reason is simple, its because you are suffering from a dis-ease termed "hangover".

What is a hangover?

Hangovers are a frequent, though unpleasant, are experienced by those who
drink to intoxication. In simpler terms, it means those who drink just to get drunk or experience the "high" that alcohol induces.

People who suffer from hangovers experience symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, vomitting, headache, muscle aches and thirst. The particular set of symptoms vary from person to person and from occasion to occasion.

Among other reasons, people consume alcoholic beverages for their ethanol content. Most alcoholic beverages also contain other biologically active componds known as congeners. They affect the taste, appearance and smell of the alcohol. Congeners may be produced along with ethanol during fermentation.

Among other reasons, people consume alcoholic beverages for their ethanol content. Most alcoholic beverages also contain other biologically active componds known as congeners. They affect the taste, appearance and smell of the alcohol. Congeners may be produced along with ethanol during fermentation.

Investigators now believe that congeners may contribute to a beverage's intoxificating effects and to a subsequent hangover.Research has shown that beverages composed of more pure ethanol, such gin and vodka, induce fewer hangover effects than beverages containing a large number of congeners such as whiskey, brandy, and red wine. (Chapman 1970; Pawan 1973)

Did you know that by choosing the correct type of alcohol, you can avoid a nasty hangover?



Metabolic pathway of ethanol (alcohol)



If you choose your alcohol properly, you can avoid a hangover. the type of alcohol you drink can determine whether or not you get a hangover and how bad it will be.


But If you dont want to experience a hangover, Dont drink at all!!!!!