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Choose Lower-Congener Alcohols To Reduce Hangover Risk
Hangover severity is described as scaling with congeners rather than sugar content. Beer and gin are described as less likely to cause hangover than whiskey, while rum and red wine are more likely, and brandy is described as highest on the list.
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“What you find is that what scales from ethanol diluted in orange juice, to beer, to vodka, to gin... to brandy at the peak... what's increasing are congeners within those drinks.”
huberman · What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health · Aug 22, 2022 · 1:23:09 · open ↗
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