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Sprite May Be the Best Hangover Remedy, Scientists Find
New York Daily News ^ | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013

Posted on 10/10/2013 10:41:00 AM PDT by nickcarraway

The lemon-lime soda seems to help the body better metabolize alcohol, according to Chinese researchers. Plain soda water had a similar effect.

If you're searching for the magical elixir to cure a hangover, Chinese researchers may have found it. The solution: lemon-lime flavored soda Sprite. But if you prefer to skip the sweet stuff, soda water is a good alternative, findings showed.

Some of the adverse effects of alcohol are thought to be caused not by the alcohol itself but by the process of the body trying to break down the alcohol.

After drinking, the body goes through two stages of a metabolic process to break down ethanol. First the liver metabolizes it into acetaldehyde by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and then into acetate by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Unlike acetaldehyde, acetate is considered harmless and may even be responsible for some of the positive health benefits of alcohol consumption.

But exposing the body to acetaldehyde actually causes the symptoms of a hangover, including nausea and a pounding headache.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: alcohol
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1 posted on 10/10/2013 10:41:00 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Better yet, Don’t drink and save your kidneys and liver. This is advice I should have taken 50 years ago. I have been sober over 30 years now and my kidneys and liver have not completely recovered.


2 posted on 10/10/2013 10:43:31 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: nickcarraway

News I can use.


3 posted on 10/10/2013 10:46:00 AM PDT by ReaganÜberAlles
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To: mountainlion

In related news Katherian Sillybus has said that spite is the best cure for conservative principle hangovers.


4 posted on 10/10/2013 10:47:36 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: nickcarraway

Beer mixed with V-8 juice and squeeze of lemon. Works like a charm.


5 posted on 10/10/2013 10:49:39 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: nickcarraway

I knew all those 7&7’s were good for me.


6 posted on 10/10/2013 10:51:25 AM PDT by Daus
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To: nickcarraway
Maybe the Chinese should knock off drinking that cheap rice wine.
7 posted on 10/10/2013 10:56:19 AM PDT by McGruff (Obama: The Problem Is ... I am Not the Emperor of the United States)
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To: mountainlion

Alcohol is a good thing, not bad, although it can be abused.

Western Civilization and Christianity have always utilized it.


8 posted on 10/10/2013 10:58:31 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: nickcarraway

OK peeps, you can take this to the bank. If you’ve drank enough alcohol that you’re pretty sure you’re going to be hungover in the morning, take 2 Advil or similar product and 2 large glasses of water before you go to bed, and you’ll be golden.


9 posted on 10/10/2013 11:06:31 AM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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To: nickcarraway
Hmmmmm....


10 posted on 10/10/2013 11:11:31 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Beer mixed with V-8 juice and squeeze of lemon. Works like a charm.

Add a dash of Worcestershire and a couple of drops of Tabasco to that...and you have achieved the perfect cure.

11 posted on 10/10/2013 11:16:26 AM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
Hell, I don't even drink, and I find need a tall drink of that in the morning... every day. You know, just to start the day right.

Sure beats the hell out of Mountain Dew... or crab juice.

12 posted on 10/10/2013 12:12:25 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: nickcarraway

Pedialite infant formula.


13 posted on 10/10/2013 12:17:00 PM PDT by wayoverontheright
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To: nickcarraway

I don’t drink booze, but Sprite is also the best for settling an upset stomach. Other sodas, even Diet Sprite, don’t do as well.


14 posted on 10/10/2013 12:19:53 PM PDT by Sloth (Rather than a lesser Evil, I voted for Goode.)
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To: nickcarraway; a fool in paradise
I respectfully disagree with our Chinaman colleagues.


15 posted on 10/10/2013 12:20:49 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: nickcarraway

I watched a Tosh.0 episode in which he was a carnival barkey. All the tilt-a-whirl riders ate bananas then slammed the Sprite. Not a hangover in the bunch.


16 posted on 10/10/2013 12:27:14 PM PDT by printhead (Standard & Poor - Poor is the new standard.)
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To: Ronald_Magnus

Exactlly - or you can just hydrate...a big reason for hangovers is that alcohol removes water from the blood stream thickening the blood and increasing blood pressure. Using aspirin thins the blood and helps. However, adding water early will limit the reduction to the point that you won’t get a hangover to begin with. Even drinking a few glasses of water before you start drinking will reduce the potential for a hangover.


17 posted on 10/10/2013 12:27:21 PM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: reed13k

A half-liter of water before bed and mega-B supplements in the morning.

And, tomoato juice to clear the lower half.


18 posted on 10/10/2013 12:44:08 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

You people are so full of it...... good information.

:-)


19 posted on 10/10/2013 12:51:04 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (The zombies here elected alcee hastings)
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To: bicyclerepair; Condor51; bcsco

How to successfully negotiate a good late-night drunk and survive a hangover are more Patriotic than Hillary’s criticism of the Pledge of Allegiance!


20 posted on 10/10/2013 12:57:52 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
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