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Health tips: Hangovers get easier to handle as we age, researchers say

We suffer fewer hangovers and fewer symptoms with age, according to a Danish study
We suffer fewer hangovers and fewer symptoms with age, according to a Danish study We suffer fewer hangovers and fewer symptoms with age, according to a Danish study

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This week: Hangovers

THE morning after becomes less of a headache as we get older. From throbbing heads to nausea and exhaustion, men and women suffer fewer hangovers and fewer symptoms with age. This is the finding of a study of more than 50,000 Danes aged 18-94.

They were asked how much alcohol they consumed, how often, and detailed questions on how they felt afterwards. Under-30s were almost seven times as likely to have a severe hangover after five or more drinks than those aged 60-plus, the 2013 study found.

The University of Southern Denmark researchers said older drinkers may have built up a tolerance or found ways to prevent or treat one, from consuming lots of water to ‘folk remedies’ such as aspirin and Bloody Marys.

In the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, the researchers said that though it is widely believed hangovers get worse with age, theirs is the first proper study.

"This paper addresses a significant gap in the alcohol research literature," they wrote.

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