Wino Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 With the holidays upon us, many tend to drink too much and must deal with the next day hangover. This article says if you drink vodka rather than burbon, your next day hangover will not be as bad. Here is the article. Rachael Rettner, staff Writer livescience.com – Fri Dec 18, 2009 If you've ever had one too many drinks during a night out, you're probably familiar with the dreaded aftermath: the hangover. Turns out, your liquor of choice could influence your morning headache. A new study finds that, compared with vodka, if you down too much bourbon, you're likely to have a worse hangover. But when it comes to your next-day activities, it doesn't matter which of the two beverages you drink, your performance is likely to be the same. The study involved 95 participants ages 21 to 33 who were heavy drinkers, but had no history of alcohol abuse. Their arduous task: Get drunk. And they got paid - $450, to boot! The authors weren't simply looking at the effects of alcohol, however. They were specifically interested in the levels of toxic substances called congeners in the alcohol. These compounds are byproducts of alcohol fermentation, and they are partly responsible for the alcohol's color. Darker liquors and wines have more congeners than lighter ones - for instance, the amount of congeners in bourbon is 37 times the amount in vodka, according to the study. "While the alcohol alone is enough to make many people feel sick the next day, these toxic natural substances can add to the ill effects as our body reacts to them," Damaris Rohsenow, a professor at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University, said in a statement. Rohsenow and her colleagues wanted to investigate whether or not congener levels had any effect on hangover symptoms the following day, or the ability of people to perform certain tasks. Participants consumed either vodka or bourbon mixed with caffeine-free cola on one night, until until they had drunk about the minimum amount required to induce a hangover, the researchers say. On a separate night, the participants unknowingly drank a placebo, in this case, cola with tonic and a few drops of either bourbon or vodka in order to avoid serious suspicions that the beverage was in fact a placebo. Once the subjects' breath alcohol levels had reached about zero, they were asked to fill out questionnaires regarding how they felt. They also performed tasks to measure their cognitive function, which tested the subjects' ability to pay close attention to a task while also making rapid choices. Not surprisingly, alcoholic drinks made people feel more hung-over than the placebo, but bourbon made people feel even worse than vodka, Rohsenow said. And while alcohol also impaired the subjects' performance on the cognitive tasks, "they did no worse after bourbon than after vodka," Rohsenow said. The study also looked at the effects of alcohol on sleep, and found that although alcohol did disrupt sleep, people who drank bourbon slept just as well as those who drank vodka. "This means that bourbon's greater effects on hangover are not due to it having greater effects on sleep," Rohsenow said. The results will be published in the March 2010 issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The study was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Center for Research Resources, among others. http://news.yahoo.co...dindrunkenstudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Getting paid to get drunk, sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I know many people who would love to be paid $450 to get drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I know many people who would love to be paid $450 to get drunk. That Sweedish couple should have signed up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Any home remedies out there to lessen your hangover? A friend who often dirinks heavily told me the key to lessen your hangover the next day is to drink a glass of water before you go to bed. Might be something to it since I would imagine alcohol dehydrates you. I guess a couple of asprin help, as well. Thins the blood and lessens that pounding in your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Lots of water and and a couple aspirin before bed. Then kaew tom gai in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 The Thai version of chicken soup is always a good cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Mexican menudo is purported to help with a hangover. At any rate, it tastes so damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 The Thai version of chicken soup is always a good cure. Chicken soup, the universal cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I did not realize menudo was a hangover cure. I am sure the fiery hot soup will clear the head. For me, they could leave out the tripe. When you talk of menudo, I always think of the Puerto Rican boy band that started the career of Ricky Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Menudo is not supposed to be fiery hot. If you leave out the tripe, it wouldn't be menudo. I never understood why people object to tripe. It has a very mild flavor. Maybe it's just the idea of it that bothers some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Call me odd, but cow stomach and calves feet are not on my uhhmmm-uhhmmm good list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 The question is, Have you ever tasted them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Quote: "If you leave out the tripe, it wouldn't be menudo." According to Wikipedia, there is a Filipino menudo stew-like dish. "Filipino menudo will usually contain tripe though common variants will include chickpeas, red peppers and raisins." Quote: "Menudo is not supposed to be fiery hot" Again, according to Wikipedia, "Usually, lime, chopped onions, and chopped cilantro are added and some also add crushed oregano and extra crushed red chili peppers for a spicier taste." I guess adding crush red chili pepper doesn't make it hot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 First of all, I said MEXICAN menudo. Secondly, by your own Wikipedia quote you said ""extra red chili peppers for a spicier taste." Diana Kennedy, one of the foremost Anglo authorities on traditional Mexican cuisine, saves the chilies to be used as a topping, affording the diner to make the menudo as hot or as mild as you like it. How many times have you cooked or even tasted menudo? I would venture to say "none". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 I need some menuedo today, party too much last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Quote: "First of all, I said MEXICAN menudo. Secondly, by your own Wikipedia quote you said ""extra red chili peppers for a spicier taste." Diana Kennedy, one of the foremost Anglo authorities on traditional Mexican cuisine, saves the chilies to be used as a topping, affording the diner to make the menudo as hot or as mild as you like it. How many times have you cooked or even tasted menudo? I would venture to say "none". " Yes indeed you initially said Mexican menudo, but then you made the broad statement, “If you leave out the tripe, it wouldn’t be memudo." I simply pointed out a case where that is not so. Seems you are a little testy today, maybe too much Christmas cheer? No I have never made menudo. In my youth, I traveled extensively in Mexico and tasted many different dishes. So what? Does that really mean you are an expert and I should not comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 NO "Christmas cheer" for me and I am not feeling testy at all. You seem to like to pick at words. This is the last comment I will make on this subject. I don't want to turn this into an unpleasant board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Thanks for trying to keep it a pleasant board. I hate it when posters attach each other instead of discussing the issue. I feel there is always two sides to a coin. Sometimes it seems posters here are all sitting around the campfire singing coom-by-ya. Even though I might agree with the campfire girls, there is usually another view and another song to sing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Generally three sides to every story, your side, my side, and the truth somewhere in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucus7 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 I have found that best cure for a hangover is not to imbibe in liquid libation whatsoever, works every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Excellent way to solve the hangover problem, but not usually as much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 I find that being around drunks is a complete bore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 I find that being around drunks is a complete bore. Same here (unless, of course, I'm one of them.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I won't be one of them. New Year's Eve will find me at home with my bf, which he suggested and I heartily agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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