Researchers find many hangover cures don't actually work
CTV
As people around the world shake off their post-New Year's Eve hangovers, some may be surprised to find out that a lot of purported cures actually don't have much science to back them up.
A review of past studies into a number of claimed hangover cures has found no convincing scientific evidence to show that they in fact work.
A team of researchers from King's College London, as well as the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, found only "very low-quality evidence" that these remedies are effective in treating or preventing alcohol-induced hangovers.
The hangover cures assessed as part of the review, which was published Friday in the journal Addiction, include:
"Hangover symptoms can cause significant distress and affect people's employment and academic performance," lead author Emmert Roberts said in a press release. He added that because of this, the effectiveness of hangover cures "appears to be one with considerable public interest."
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