{"id":135269,"date":"2024-12-10T01:08:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T18:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135269"},"modified":"2024-12-10T01:08:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T18:08:14","slug":"experts-reveal-exactly-what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-hour-by-hour-and-how-you-can-limit-that-christmas-party-hangover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135269","title":{"rendered":"Experts reveal EXACTLY what alcohol does to your body hour-by-hour &#8211; and how you can limit that Christmas party hangover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tis the season to be hungover. But, of course, they aren\u2019t exclusive to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/christmas\/index.html\" id=\"mol-0b5d3070-b645-11ef-982f-252eac012e23\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> \u2013 the average Briton spends more than a year of their life nursing a hangover, according to research by <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/cancer\/index.html\" id=\"mol-0b5233f0-b645-11ef-982f-252eac012e23\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer<\/a> charity MacMillan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A hangover doesn\u2019t just make you feel rubbish physically \u2013 research by the University of Bristol has found that people who drank the night before performed worse in maths and memory tests the next day, and were less able to control their emotions, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Craig Gunn, a lecturer in psychological science who led the study, said: \u2018Hangovers appear to impact most aspects of executive functions [key skills such as problem solving]. This substantial impact on individuals and wider society should be considered a public health concern.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Here, we look at how <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/alcohol\/index.html\" id=\"mol-0b512280-b645-11ef-982f-252eac012e23\" rel=\"noopener\">alcohol<\/a> affects you from the first sip \u2013 and how to minimise hangover symptoms.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">TWO MINUTES AFTER YOU START DRINKING:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alcohol is absorbed though the mucous membrane lining the stomach and intestine, and passes into the bloodstream.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018About a quarter of it is absorbed via the stomach \u2013 the rest is absorbed further along your digestive tract,\u2019 explains Debbie Shawcross, a professor of hepatology and medical advisor to the British Liver Trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018How quickly you absorb the alcohol depends on factors such as its concentration [drinks with a higher alcohol concentration are absorbed faster] or whether your stomach is empty [food slows absorption].\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-743eda957dd88d1c\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/09\/15\/92962853-14174255-image-a-12_1733759620384.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A hangover doesn\u2019t just make you feel rubbish physically \u2013 research has found that people who drank the night before performed worse in maths and memory tests the next day\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-743eda957dd88d1c\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/09\/15\/92962853-14174255-image-a-12_1733759620384.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A hangover doesn\u2019t just make you feel rubbish physically \u2013 research has found that people who drank the night before performed worse in maths and memory tests the next day\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A hangover doesn\u2019t just make you feel rubbish physically \u2013 research has found that people who drank the night before performed worse in maths and memory tests the next day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">AFTER FIVE TO TEN MINUTES:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alcohol very quickly crosses the blood brain barrier \u2013 the protective barrier around the brain \u2013where it stimulates the release of \u2018feel-good\u2019 chemicals dopamine and serotonin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This alters the balance of these key chemical messengers (which are responsible for regulating mood and rational thought), reducing inhibitions and leading to impulsive behaviour.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">AFTER 30 MINUTES:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A single unit of alcohol (roughly a small glass of wine or pint of beer) will have been fully absorbed by the gut and into the bloodstream, which is when you start to feel tipsy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">AFTER ONE HOUR:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alcohol is treated as a toxin by the body \u2013something to be removed \u2013 which is the job of the liver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The liver processes alcohol at \u2018a consistent rate of 60 minutes per unit\u2019, explains Professor Shawcross. Most of the alcohol is broken down by an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase and turned into acetaldehyde.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018This chemical is what can cause flushing of the skin, nausea and palpitations often associated with drinking,\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Other enzymes then break the acetaldehyde down into acetate, which is further broken down into carbon dioxide and water, and eliminated from the body\u2019 \u2013 in urine, for the most part (which is why trips to the loo become more frequent after an hour\u2019s drinking). \u2018Some acetate is also expelled in your breath and sweat,\u2019 says Professor Shawcross (the reason you can smell drink on someone the day after a heavy night).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018The liver can\u2019t speed up this detoxification process, even faced with excess alcohol,\u2019 she adds. \u2018So even after you stop drinking, alcohol can stay in your blood for up to six hours and in breath for 12 to 24 hours.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">AFTER TWO HOURS:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If you carry on drinking you\u2019ll start to move more slowly, your balance will be affected and speech becomes slurred as the alcohol reduces the production of chemical messenger called GABA in the brain.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">AFTER FOUR HOURS:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As the liver struggles to process the alcohol still coming into your system (further affecting coordination and thought processes), the alcohol acts as a sedative, so you start to feel drowsy or pass out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hangover symptoms are the result of the lingering alcohol and acetaldehyde in your body:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">HEADACHE: <\/span>This is mainly the result of dehydration as you urinate more. \u2018Passing a lot of urine means you\u2019re also losing electrolytes [such as sodium and potassium], which exacerbates headaches,\u2019 says Dr Gunn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">NAUSEA:<\/span> Acetaldehyde irritates the gut lining, which can trigger diarrhoea and nausea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">ACHES AND TIREDNESS:<\/span> Following heavy alcohol consumption, the immune system releases cytokines (the same protein makes you feel rubbish when you have a cold) to counter damage caused by acetaldehyde.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018But this immune response can also promote feelings of fatigue and muscle ache,\u2019 say Dr Gunn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And as the liver is busy breaking down alcohol, it doesn\u2019t produce as much glucose to maintain normal blood sugar levels, making you tired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">FOOD CRAVINGS: <\/span>Research shows that people tend to make unhealthy food choices the day after drinking, possibly due to low blood sugar and tiredness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">SLEEP PROBLEMS: <\/span>Alcohol consumption can affect our body clock and cause fragmented sleep, and that has a knock-on effect on mood and tiredness. In 2019, researchers at the Claude Bernad University in France found that after binge drinking, the body can take several days to return to normal sleep patterns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">ANXIETY: <\/span>Alcohol is a relaxant, so the more you drink, the more relaxing brain chemicals \u2013 such as dopamine \u2013 are released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This prompts your confused brain to try to restore the balance the next day by releasing chemicals that have a stimulating effect, such as cortisol. This leads to an increased heart rate and feelings of anxiety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Studies show that people view normally pleasant images \u2013 cute bunnies, for example \u2013 less favourably when hungover,\u2019 says Dr Gunn. \u2018Your normal ability to regulate emotions and how you experience pain appear important \u2013 and the more an individual catastrophises pain and emotions generally, the greater severity of hangovers they have.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Generally, the more you drink the worse you feel the next day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018But we now think this is different for everyone and may be related to how drunk you believe you are, rather than simply down to the amount of alcohol consumed,\u2019 says Dr Gunn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alcohol also hits women harder as they have lower levels of alcohol dehydrogenase \u2013 the enzyme that breaks it down. And hangovers get worse with age because \u2018the activity of the enzymes that break down alcohol is reduced, so it is more slowly metabolised and acetaldehyde levels take longer to be dealt with\u2019, says Professor Shawcross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As for hangover remedies, do any of them work? \u2018In short, no,\u2019 says Dr Gunn. \u2018The best way to limit a hangover is to consume alcohol in moderation.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the following may help:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\">Don\u2019t drink on an empty stomach;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\">Sip water or non-fizzy drinks between alcoholic ones to reduce the burden on your liver;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\">\u00a0And drink lots of water before bed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-14174255\/alcohol-body-hour-Christmas-party-hangover.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tis the season to be hungover. 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