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Intoxication does not cause hangovers. Dehydration does.

• alephu5 11y ago
  In this documentary, two twins compare the effect of binge drinking to regular alcohol intake. In one experiment, they both drink the same amount of fluid and collect their urine in measuring cylinders. Only one of the twins drinks alcohol and is consequently hungover, but both urinated the same amount. http://youtu.be/g0JL3Q-lpVY http://youtu.be/g0JL3Q-lpVY Not representative, but still relevant.
• ionised 11y ago
  That's a myth isn't it? My understanding is that it was acetaldehyde accumulation that causes the shitty feeling on a hangover. You can down a bottle of whiskey and be hungover and dehydrated the next day. You can also drink pint after pint of beer which is mostly water and feel hungover, but it's not due to dehydration.
  • mreiland 11y ago
    The body uses water to process alcohol.