Discover the food that can reduce the effects of a hangover by 50%, according to a study

After a night of drinking, you dread the famous "effects of a hangover" the next day. How can you limit this unpleasant moment? According to a study, one food in particular could help you.

When we drink too much alcohol during a night out, our bodies pay dearly for it the next day. Headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue... The symptoms of a hangover are unpleasant and sometimes take a while to disappear. However, according to science, there is a food that can help you get out of the fog more quickly.

Fruits, to eliminate alcohol from the blood more quickly

According to Dr. Rhonda Patrick, a nutritionist quoted by the Daily Mail , various studies show that fructose, a sugar naturally present in fruit, can reduce the amount of alcohol absorbed by the blood by half. " Eating fruit before excess, such as grapes, watermelon or bananas , can reduce the feeling of a effects of a hangover the next day," she explains.

Eating fruit the next morning can also help rehydrate the body, speeding up recovery after drinking too much alcohol.

Fruit juices are not recommended, however.

But be careful, warns Dr. Patrick, "fruit juices are a poor substitute for this ." So don't think that drinking your glass of orange juice in the morning will help you "sober up" from the night before.

Why? Because in fruit juices, the sugars present in the plant cells are released and easily absorbed into the blood. The only effect will therefore be a sudden rise in blood sugar, followed by a fall. " Note that the fructose of whole fruits, with the advantage of its fiber and micronutrients, is very different from the highly refined fructose of fruit juices," specifies Dr. Patrick.

In addition, the nutritionist remains cautious in her remarks. " Am I suggesting that fructose is a hangover cure ? No. But it is an interesting mechanism by which fruits, in particular, can mitigate some of the harmful effects of alcohol . "

Drink, yes, but in moderation

Finally, the amount of fructose needed to benefit from this effect is of the order of one gram per kilogram of body weight. This result is taken from a study published in 2009, on which Dr. Patrick relies. In this study, scientists tested the effect of fructose to eliminate alcohol in 45 men aged 25 to 35, all in good health.

The researchers gave them an amount of fructose equivalent to their body weight. For example, for a man weighing 79 kg, he would need to ingest 79 grams of fructose .

Results: They found that their time spent drunk decreased by about 30.7%, and fructose helped their bodies increase the rate at which they eliminated alcohol by about 44.7%.

How to avoid a effects of a hangover? Advice from Dr. Gérald Kierzek

" No food or medication eliminates effects of a hangover symptoms! Only abstinence can do that, " says Dr. Gérald Kierzek, emergency physician and medical director of Doctissimo. However, in some studies and due to their composition, foods can be beneficial. This is the case for:

• Banana , which is rich in potassium and helps fight fatigue and compensate for losses due to alcohol;

• Honey , which can speed up the process of eliminating alcohol from the blood and provide sweet comfort;

• Water-rich fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon , grapes, tomatoes and cucumber , which help rehydrate the body;

• Pear or its juice ( especially nashi, a Korean pear) consumed before drinking can help prevent hangovers ;

• Asparagus , which contains amino acids and mineral salts that help break down alcohol in the body;

• Bread or crackers, which are alkalizing foods that can help combat acidosis caused by alcohol;

• Eggs , easy to digest, are rich in L-tyrosine which can improve mood;

• Salty vegetable broths or soups, to help rehydrate and restore sodium levels;

• And finally, oats, avocado, mushrooms , walnuts and almonds, rich in L-tyrosine which stimulate the production of dopamine and serotonin.