The average Briton will spend the equivalent of two years of their life recovering from hangovers. After the fortnight I’ve just had, I’ll be well above average.Usually I’m not a big drinker, even during the festive season. But all in the name of science I’ve been indulging far more than is sensible in order to come up with an answer to one of life’s burning questions: is there anything that can beat a hangover?The experiment I undertook, with the help of Imperial College nutrition expert Dr Katerina Petropoulou, was simple. Every other night I would drink a set amount of , based on how much usually leaves me with a hangover. That’s 12 units of alcohol, the equivalent of six pints of lager or four large glasses of wine, knocked back between 7pm and midnight. I’d have exactly the same meal beforehand and the same amount of water each night – a small glass between every alcoholic drink.
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