There's no doubt that excess alcohol consumption can leave most of us drunk and hung-over. Over the years, we come to develop and believe several alcohol drinking myths to combat the after effects of alcohol. But how much of these myths are true and workable? Find out the truth behind some of the popular alcohol myths.
The older the wine, the better it is - It is a popular belief that older wine tastes much better as time blends the flavours of the wine. But this myth may not be entirely true. It will depend on the kind of wine as the antioxidant content in many wines may actually end up decreasing over time. Don’t just go around storing wine for years to boost its flavour, read the expiration details on the back before.
A cold shower, hot coffee or fresh air can help sober you up - After a heavy night of drinking, a cold shower, hot coffee or fresh air might help you feel less drowsy but it certainly won’t affect the alcohol toxicity in your body. Depending on your weight, it may take about an hour to process one unit of alcohol.
Eating a big meal before drinking can help reduce the risk of getting drunk - Eating a big meal before drinking will help slow the absorption of the alcohol in the body but it won’t prevent you from getting drunk. Eventually, you stomach will get empty again and the alcohol absorption will set in. While drinking on an empty stomach is never a good idea, it doesn’t mean that eating will help you skip the hangover.
Mixing drinks will get you more drunk - The level of drunkenness will depend on your blood alcohol content. Mixing drinks may upset your stomach and make you sick, but it doesn’t cause extra intoxication.
Lighter coloured alcohol drinks prevent hangovers - The Mayo Clinic reported that “congeners, products of alcohol fermentation and one cause of a hangover, are more prevalent in dark liquors such as brandy, whiskey, darker beer, and red wine than they are in clear liquors such as vodka, gin and lighter beers.” But that doesn’t mean that drinking light coloured alcohol won’t cause a hangover. Whether you’re drinking light or dark coloured alcohol, if you have too much to drink, you will get drunk.
Absinthe is a Hallucinogenic - Absinthe is widely known to be hallucinogenic which can result in a psychedelic experience and that’s why it is banned in many countries. The real fact is that absinthe was originally a drink meant for heavy drinkers who consumed a lot of alcohol. Absinthe contains a high amount of alcohol and no special drug that causes hallucinations. The imagined hallucinations are probably caused by the high alcohol content.
Vomiting will help sober you and prevent a hangover - Vomiting will help you purge out the alcohol from your stomach, but it won’t help you sober up. By doing so you will only be stopping the alcohol from being absorbed in your blood stream. You will continue to remain drunk until all the absorbed alcohol is processed completely
Eating before bed will help reduce the effect of a hangover - After drinking too much, we tend to resort to a cheesy pizza or a burger before bed to help beat the hangover but does it really work? The truth is that until you eat that pizza, the alcohol consumed has already been absorbed into your blood stream. Eating a greasy meal won’t make the liver metabolise the alcohol any faster. In fact, the mix of greasy food and alcohol could even cause an acid reflux and worsen the situation the next morning.
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