This what  KYOOR  has been advocating all along…

Chinese scientists have been conducting tests on what type of drinks consumed after drinking alcohol can reduce the influnce of hangover related symptoms. The adverse effects of alcohol are thought to be caused by the liver metabolizing ethanol into a toxic acetaldehyde. Eventually, the acetaldehyde is converted into an innocuous acetate (a form of vinegar). Reducing alcohol-related hangover symptoms lies in minimising the amount of time acetaldehyde remains in the body. The enzymes, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), oxidizes the enthanol to acetaldehyde and then aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) further completes the process to acetate. Depending on the rate at which alcohol is consumed versus the rate at which the body can metabolise the ethanol will determine the exposure to acetaldehyde.

So the scientists in Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou systematically conducted tests on the variety of common carbonated beverages and herbal teas and their affects on ADH and ALDH activity.

Some of the drinks tested, including a herbal infusion known as Huo ma ren, were found to increase the activity of ADH, thus accelerating the metabolism of ethanol into toxic acetaldehyde, whilst also inhibiting ALDH, reducing acetaldehyde removal. Consuming these drinks after drinking alcohol might therefore increase exposure to acetaldehyde and promote alcohol-related symptoms.

In contrast, some of the drinks markedly increased ALDH activity, thus promoting the rapid break-down of acetaldehyde and could minimise the harmful effects of drinking alcohol. Among these drinks was Xue bi, a carbonated drink known in English as Sprite.

Sprite?!? Mmmmmno – sounds like  KYOOR  needs to plan a trip to Guangzhou, China to educate some scientist about a hangover cure! “Ni hao.”
But you don’t have to fly to China to recover from a hangover – get your 6 pack of KYOOR here!

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