Older People Have Fewer Hangovers

Rarely does news make me as happy as this. A study of 52,000 people suggests that as you get older, hangovers become less frequent.

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Business Insider reports that the study found older drinkers experienced fewer hangover symptoms following binge drinking. The explanation for why isn’t clear, and we can’t discount the possibility that as we get older, we define ‘binge drinking’ as a smaller amount.

This certainly does not mean that binge drinking is a good idea, but it does provide some compensation for getting older, methinks. If you have a bad hangover, check out our guide to hangover cure myths.

Hangovers Actually Get Better Later In Life [Business Insider]


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