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Does the order of drinking wine and beer matter for hangover severity?

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#beer #wine #hangover

It is well established that drinking too much alcohol will result in a hangover. It is commonly suggested that the hangover will be less if you stick to one type of alcoholic drink, rather than drinking different types of drinks.

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In addition, there are several sayings such as: “Beer before wine and you’ll feel fine; wine before beer and you’ll feel queer”. This suggests that the order of drinks may impact the hangover.

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This study investigated whether the order of drinking wine and beer affects the severity of hangover symptoms. Subjects were on average 24 years old, drank alcohol several times a week, and had hangovers varying from rarely to a few times per week.

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In total, 4 different treatments were tested: 1) beer only, 2) wine only, 3) first beer, then wine, and 4) first wine, then beer. Subjects had to drink their beverages until they reached a target breath alcohol concentration of 0.11% (~10 glasses of alcohol).

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The groups with two different drinks switched when half this value was reached. The severity of their hangovers was rated using an acute hangover scale.

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The hangover severity was not different between any of the groups. These data suggest that drinking wine and beer together will not result in a more severe hangover when compared to drinking the same amount of alcohol as just one of them.

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However, this does not mean that all alcoholic beverages will have the same impact. Other alcoholic drinks may cause more dehydration and/or have other ingredients that may also impact hangover severity.

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In conclusion, drinking beer and wine together does not affect hangover severity the next day.

Study:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753321

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