Researchers Working On Rehydrating Beer To Reduce Hangovers

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Dehydration beingĀ a result of drinking alcohol has long been recognised as a contributing factor to the severity of hangovers. Therefore, researchers at the Griffith University Menzies Health Institute are trying to find a way to make a beer that restores water to the body, rather than remove it. ABC news has more:

Associate Professor Ben Desbrow told ABC Gold Coast they want to find a way to ease hangovers.Ā ā€œWeā€™ve really concentrated on fluid rehydration initially, so looking at a beer that doesnā€™t leave you as dehydrated,ā€ he said.

ā€œCertainly dehydration has been proposed as being one of the factors that increases hangover severity.ā€Ā The researchers have published their second batch of findings looking into manipulating essential body salts, known as electrolytes.

ā€œWe know from previous experiments in other fluids that sodium content in particular has a large influence over rehydration,ā€ Associate Professor Desbrow said.Ā ā€œBut in the context of alcohol that research is less well-established.ā€Ā The researchers are particularly fascinated by beer because people are able to consume large volumes of it without inducing ā€˜flavour fatigueā€™.

ā€œPeople stop drinking beer not because they get sick of the taste of it, but because they have to be mindful of the consequences, whether theyā€™re trying to avoid a hangover or they have to drive a car or they run out of money,ā€ Associate Professor Desbrow said.Ā However they want to ensure the taste of the beer does not suffer.