news.sky.com - 15:00, 7th June, 2011
Say goodbye to hangovers
The dreaded morning-after feeling could be a thing of the past after scientists in Korea came up with a technique that allows drinkers to avoid a hangover.
A team of researchers in South Korea added extra oxygen to drinks and found that the body was then able to metabolise the booze quicker and eliminate the alcohol quicker – cutting down the after effects.
Healthy humans were given 240ml and 360ml drinks containing 19.5% alcohol by volume – all with different amounts of oxygen added.The results, documented in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, showed those who consumed the more highly oxygenated drinks recovered quicker and saw their blood alcohol levels return to normal more speedily.
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