Image: https://www.scramsystems.comAnd how you can avoid one this festive season.
If prosecco has ever taken over one of your nights out, you’ll be aware of a very specific kind of hell the next morning.
According to a study published in the journal Addiction, about 76% of adults experience some type of hangover after a drinking session – and we’re guessing a great deal of those are prosecutor related.
A hangover can feature any of the following symptoms: Fatigue, dehydration, and a headache to muscle aches, dizziness, shakiness and rapid heartbeat, sometimes all at once...
But why is prosecco so bad...it looks so classy and unassuming?
At the time it seems like a safe choice.
It’s festive, usually handed to you by a nice waiter at whatever wedding/engagement party/work event you’re attending and served in a chic glass.
Well, that's all designed to lull you into a false sense of security.
So why are prosecco hangovers so bad?
Put simply, its carbon dioxide.
Yep, not only is it ruining our atmosphere, it's also ruining your Sunday's.
Carbon Dioxide is pumped into the bottle (to make it fizzy), and causes the alcohol to be quickly absorbed into the blood stream, faster than other drinks.
“You get a faster rate of absorption, higher blood alcohol levels – and brain levels – if you drink champagne as opposed to something non-carbonated,” Boris Tabakoff, a pharmacology professor at the University of Colorado told ABC News.
As a result, most people get drunker faster when they drink champagne or other carbonated alcoholic beverages. And because of that, the hangover is worse.
While we can't help with prior prosecco hangovers, consider this article as advice to your future self. If you don't want to wake up in prosecco hell, go easy on the sparkly stuff.
