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Originally Posted by Barney Rubble
Seriously, it's true. The vast majority of the after-effects of alcohol are caused by dehydration. Make sure you're well-hydrated before you go out drinking and have a pint of water in between every 3 pints or so, then have a couple more pints of water when you get home. Then the only after-effect you'll have to deal with is the fact that you sleep lighter, which can be easily rectified by sleeping for longer. Job done.  |
While up in Melbourne with my mate the other day (and being on the grog as we were), he arked up with "You know what causes hangovers right?"
"Yeah, dehydration," I said.
He took great pleasure in informing me that I was wrong, and that it is in fact
over-hydration that causes hangovers. Now being a polite chap (for an Australian), I didn't say anything, but meekly insisted that I was right a number of times before giving up. I did point out, though, the inconsistency of the argument - how can a person who drinks 8 pints of beer and no water wake up with a hangover, while a bloke who drinks 12 pints and 2 litres of water wake up with nowt (but a queasy stomach, maybe)?
Unfortunately, people can get extraordinarily attached to things they hear.