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Hangover remedies

{{Short description|Means by which hangovers symptoms are treated}}

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Hangover remedies consist of foods, dishes, and medicines, that have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover.

List of hangover foods

=Scientific=

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  • Asparagus:{{cite web |title=Eating asparagus may prevent a hangover, study suggests |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121226101227.htm |website=ScienceDaily |language=en}} In a small cell-based study, concentrated asparagus leaf extract showed marginal harmful by-product scavenging capabilities. This may mean that there is physiological effect, but further research is necessary.
  • Foods that contain:
  • Cysteine{{cite journal |last1=Linderborg |first1=K |last2=Marvola |first2=T |last3=Marvola |first3=M |last4=Salaspuro |first4=M |last5=Färkkilä |first5=M |last6=Väkeväinen |first6=S |title=Reducing carcinogenic acetaldehyde exposure in the achlorhydric stomach with cysteine. |journal=Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research |date=March 2011 |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=516–22 |doi=10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01368.x |pmid=21143248}}
  • gamma-Linolenic acid
  • Drinking water
  • Common pear{{Cite journal |last1=Srinivasan |first1=Shraddha |last2=Dubey |first2=Kriti Kumari |last3=Singhal |first3=Rekha S. |date=2019-09-17 |title=Influence of food commodities on hangover based on alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase activities |journal=Current Research in Food Science |volume=1 |pages=8–16 |doi=10.1016/j.crfs.2019.09.001 |issn=2665-9271 |pmc=7473379 |pmid=32914100}} was found to have the highest effect on aldehyde dehydrogenase activity.

=Folk cures=

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The following foods and dishes have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover. Hangover foods have not been scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.

==Criticism==

While recommendations and folk cures for foods and drinks to relieve hangover symptoms abound, hangover foods have not been scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.{{cite magazine|author=Raymond, Joan | url=http://www.newsweek.com/why-hangovers-cant-be-cured-94511|title=Why Hangovers Can't Be Cured|date=11 December 2007|magazine=Newsweek|access-date=30 July 2017}}

In a review assessing eight randomised controlled trials of propranolol, tropisetron, tolfenamic acid, fructose/glucose, a yeast preparation and supplements containing Borago officinalis, Cynara scolymus and Opuntia ficus-indica, researchers concluded that "no compelling evidence exists to suggest that any conventional or complementary intervention is effective for preventing or treating alcohol hangover."{{cite journal |last1=Pittler |first1=Max H |last2=Verster |first2=Joris C |last3=Ernst |first3=Edzard |title=Interventions for preventing or treating alcohol hangover: systematic review of randomised controlled trials |journal=BMJ: British Medical Journal |date=24 December 2005 |volume=331 |issue=7531 |pages=1515–1518 |issn=0959-8138|pmc=1322250 |pmid=16373736 |doi=10.1136/bmj.331.7531.1515 }}

Medicines

  • N-Acetylcysteine{{cite journal |last1=Mocelin |first1=R |last2=Marcon |first2=M |last3=D'ambros |first3=S |last4=Herrmann |first4=AP |last5=da Rosa Araujo |first5=AS |last6=Piato |first6=A |title=Behavioral and Biochemical Effects of N-Acetylcysteine in Zebrafish Acutely Exposed to Ethanol. |journal=Neurochemical Research |date=February 2018 |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=458–464 |doi=10.1007/s11064-017-2442-2 |pmid=29196951|hdl=10183/218252 |s2cid=3284902 |hdl-access=free }}
  • Sobrietol{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1515/DMDI.2008.23.3-4.283| pmid = 19326771| year = 2008| last1 = Whitmire | first1 = D.| last2 = Tedder| first2 = J.| last3 = Craig | first3 = S.| last4 = Brown | first4 = S.| title = The effect of an amethystic product on ethanol in humans| volume = 23| issue = 3–4| pages = 283–290| journal = Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions| s2cid = 1719222}}
  • Tolfenamic acid
  • Aspirin
  • Caffeine

=Ineffective=

  • Activated charcoal{{cite journal |last1=Hultén |first1=BA |last2=Heath |first2=A |last3=Mellstrand |first3=T |last4=Hedner |first4=T |title=Does alcohol absorb to activated charcoal? |journal=Human Toxicology |date=May 1986 |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=211–2 |doi=10.1177/096032718600500311 |pmid=3710499|s2cid=7298830 }}

History

Various folk medicine remedies exist for hangovers. The ancient Romans, on the authority of Pliny the Elder, favored raw owl's eggs or fried canary as a hangover remedy,{{cite magazine| url=https://www.forbes.com/2003/01/01/cx_cd_0101featsidebar_3.html | archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170525132013/https://www.forbes.com/2003/01/01/cx_cd_0101featsidebar.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 25, 2017 |magazine=Forbes|title=Hangover Cures|date=1 Jan 2004|author=Charles Dubow}} while the "prairie oyster" restorative, introduced at the 1878 Paris World Exposition, calls for raw egg yolk mixed with Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper. By 1938, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel provided a hangover remedy in the form of a mixture of Coca-Cola and milk{{Cite news|last=Felten |first=Eric | name-list-style = vanc |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123032812870836003 |title=Recipe to Cure a New Year's Eve Hangover - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2008-12-27 |access-date=2010-03-26}} (Coca-Cola itself having been invented, by some accounts,{{cite web| first = Ian | last = Ellis | name-list-style = vanc | url = http://www.todayinsci.com/3/3_29.htm |title=March 29 – Today in Science History |publisher=Todayinsci.com |access-date=2010-03-26}} as a hangover remedy). Alcoholic writer Ernest Hemingway relied on tomato juice and beer.{{cite web | url = http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/hair_of_the_dog.htm | title = Hair of the Dog: Is there such a thing as a hangover "cure"? | work = About.com | access-date = 2017-07-29 | archive-date = 2017-02-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170210155504/http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/hair_of_the_dog.htm | url-status = dead }}

Other purported hangover cures includes more alcohol, for example cocktails such as Bloody Mary or Black Velvet (consisting of equal parts champagne and stout).

A 1957 survey by an American folklorist found widespread belief in the efficacy of heavy fried foods, tomato juice and sexual activity.{{cite journal | title = A Hair of the Dog and Some Other Hangover Cures from Popular Tradition | first = Frank M. | last = Paulsen | name-list-style = vanc | journal = The Journal of American Folklore | volume = 74 | issue = 292 | date = April–June 1961 | pages = 152–168 | jstor = 537784 | doi = 10.2307/537784 }}

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{{cite web | title=Shanghai's 9 Best Hangover Foods | website=City Weekend | date=December 25, 2015 | url=http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/article/shanghais-9-best-hangover-foods | access-date=July 29, 2017 | archive-date=June 8, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608015653/http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/article/shanghais-9-best-hangover-foods | url-status=dead }}

{{cite web | title=Breakfast briefing: China's best morning treats | website=Shanghai Daily | date=May 4, 2016 | url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/feature/ideal/Breakfast-briefing-Chinas-best-morning-treats/shdaily.shtml | access-date=July 29, 2017}}

{{cite web | title=The foodie traveller ... has congee rice porridge for breakfast in south-east Asia | website=The Guardian | date=August 2, 2015 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/aug/02/congee-rice-porridge-breakfast-south-east-asia-foodie-traveller | access-date=July 29, 2017}}

{{cite magazine | title=A Few Too Many: Is there any hope for the hung over? | magazine=The New Yorker | date=May 26, 2008 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/05/26/a-few-too-many}}

{{cite web | title=A Drink for Babies Is No Hangover Cure | website=The Atlantic | date=June 3, 2015 | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/a-drink-for-babies-is-no-hangover-cure/394685/}}

{{cite web | last=Cost | first=Benjamin | title=Dish of the Day: Fried crullers and soy milk @ Lao Shaoxing Doujiang | website=Shanghaiist | date=March 26, 2014 | url=http://shanghaiist.com/2014/03/26/dish_of_the_day_fried_crullers_and.php | access-date=July 29, 2017}}

{{cite web | last=Rodulfo | first=Kristina | title=What 14 Chefs Eat When They're Hungover – Best Hangover Food | website=Elle | date=December 11, 2015 | url=http://www.elle.com/culture/travel-food/g27405/chef-hangover-meals/ | access-date=July 29, 2017}}

{{cite web | title=New Year's Day 2015: 23 hangover foods that you'll want to get out of bed for | website=Metro News | date=December 1, 2014 | url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/01/23-hangover-foods-that-youll-want-to-get-out-of-bed-for-5003395/ | access-date=July 29, 2017}}

{{cite web | last=Allen | first=Gavin | title=Whisper it quietly, but there is no cure for a hangover | website=Daily Mirror | date=August 29, 2015 | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hangover-cure-not-exist-scientists-6342135 | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web | last=Harding | first=Anne | title=10 Hangover Remedies: What Works? | website=Health.com | date=December 21, 2010 | url=http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20452426,00.html | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite magazine | author=Melnick, Meredity | title=The Search for the Elusive Hangover Cure | magazine=Time | date=April 29, 2011 | url=https://healthland.time.com/2011/04/29/the-search-for-the-elusive-hangover-cure/ | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web | author=Torrens, Kerry | title=How to cure a hangover | website=BBC Good Food | date=June 19, 2015 | url=https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-cure-hangover | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/16/health/hangover-cure-foods-explainer/index.html|title=What to eat to beat a hangover|first=Jacqueline |last=Howard|publisher=CNN|date=March 17, 2017|access-date=30 July 2017}}

{{cite web|author=Zerbe, Leah | url=http://www.prevention.com/food/food-remedies/foods-hangover-cure|title=11 Best Hangover Foods|date= December 16, 2014|publisher=Prevention|access-date=30 July 2017}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/health/the-best-and-worst-foods-cure-hangover/zf1Qx0YQG02BLNZBXreh8O/|title=The best and worst foods to cure a hangover|first=Sophia|last=Breene|date=October 6, 2016|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=30 July 2017}}

{{cite book | last=House | first=L. | title=QuickieChick's Cheat Sheet to Life, Love, Food, Fitness, Fashion, and Finance—on a Less-Than-Fabulous Budget | publisher=St. Martin's Press | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-312-56456-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sd_7er7S7wMC&pg=PT175 | access-date=July 30, 2017 | page=175}}

{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Kate | title=Red Robin Reveals First-Ever Secret Menu Item: A Hangover-Curing Hamburger | website=Entrepreneur | date=December 26, 2014 | url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241277 | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web | last=Blair | first=Olivia | title=What to eat for breakfast on a hangover, according to 9 top chefs | website=The Independent | date=January 6, 2017 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/hangover-cure-breakfast-9-nine-top-chefs-drinking-too-much-headache-night-before-stomach-a7513496.html | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web | author=Barrell, Ryan | title=13 Hangover Cures the World Swears By | website=Paste | date=March 13, 2017 | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/03/13-hangover-cures-the-world-swears-by.html | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web | title=Best Of 2014: An Entire Year of Hangover Cures | website=Vice | date=December 1, 2014 | url=https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/bmpe7w/best-of-2014-an-entire-year-of-hangover-cures | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web | author=O'Neil, Lauren | title=Hangovers can't be cured with sports drinks or poutine: scientists | website=CBC News | date=August 1, 2015 | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/hangovers-cant-be-prevented-with-water-or-greasy-food-says-science-1.3210322 | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web | title=Smoke's Offers a Remedy with New 'Hangover Poutine' | website=QSR magazine | date=February 3, 2016 | url=https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/smokes-offers-remedy-new-hangover-poutine | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web | last=Martin | first=James | title=A shot of olive oil anyone? Weird and wonderful hangover cures from around the world | website=Lonely Planet News | date=December 26, 2016 | url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2016/12/28/weird-wonderful-hangover-cures-around-world | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

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{{cite web | title=The 10 Best Hangover Cures From Around The World | website=Country & Town House Magazine | date=May 18, 2017 | url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/food-and-drink/the-10-best-hangover-cures-from-around-the-world/ | access-date=July 30, 2017}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.mic.com/articles/176447/how-chilaquiles-a-humble-leftover-dish-became-mexicos-ultimate-hangover-food|title=How chilaquiles, a humble leftovers dish, became Mexico's ultimate hangover food|date=27 February 2018 }}

{{cite journal | vauthors = Penning R, van Nuland M, Fliervoet LA, Olivier B, Verster JC | title = The pathology of alcohol hangover | journal = Current Drug Abuse Reviews | volume = 3 | issue = 2 | pages = 68–75 | date = June 2010 | pmid = 20712596 | doi = 10.2174/1874473711003020068 }}

{{cite journal | vauthors = Wiese JG, Shlipak MG, Browner WS | title = The alcohol hangover | journal = Annals of Internal Medicine | volume = 132 | issue = 11 | pages = 897–902 | date = June 2000 | pmid = 10836917 | doi = 10.7326/0003-4819-132-11-200006060-00008 | doi-access = }}

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{{cite book | last=Dredge | first=M. | title=Beer and Food: Bringing together the finest food and the best craft beers in the world | publisher=Ryland Peters & Small | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-911026-32-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vh-eDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT491 | access-date=July 30, 2017 | page=pt491–492}}

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Further reading

  • {{cite web | last=Bostedt | first=Shelbie Lynn | title=The best St. Patrick's Day hangover foods, according to Chicago's Grubhub orders | website=Chicago Tribune | date=March 9, 2017 | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/restaurants/ct-redeye-best-st-patricks-day-hangover-cure-foods-grubhub-orders-20170309-story.html | access-date=July 30, 2017}}
  • {{cite web | author=Ryzenberg, Jesica | title=12 Tasty Recipes Sure To Cure Any Hangover | website=Brit + Co | date=March 1, 2016 | url=https://www.brit.co/hangover-recipes/ | ref={{sfnref | Brit + Co | 2016}} | access-date=July 29, 2017}}
  • {{cite book | author=The Washington Post | author2=Sietsema, Tom | title=America's Best Food Cities | publisher=Diversion Books | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-68230-541-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IEPxCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT197 | access-date=July 29, 2017 | page=197}}
  • {{cite web | last=Orchant | first=Rebecca | title=The Best Diner Foods To Cure A Hangover | website=HuffPost | date=February 13, 2014 | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/13/best-diner-food_n_4776459.html | access-date=July 29, 2017}}

External links

  • [https://www.healthista.com/how-to-avoid-a-hangover/ How to avoid a hangover: Dehydration, chemical build up and nutrient depletion – your body on a hangover (and how to fix it)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730104404/https://www.healthista.com/how-to-avoid-a-hangover/ |date=2017-07-30 }}. Healthista.com.

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