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From: tmoody@sjuvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: prevention of hangovers
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Date: Fri, 24-Jan-86 11:01:17 EST
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If it is indeed the case that impurities in alcoholic beverages are
causally involved in hangovers, then one would expect that aged and
filtered liquor would be gentler than "raw" stuff.  In particular, one
would expect a charcoal-filtered, aged whiskey to be gentler than
gin.

I understand that in the process of dehydration, caused by the rise
in the body's alcohol level, the concentrations of various vitamins
are leeched away.  I seem to remember reading -- in that Bible of
scientific respectability: _Life_Extensions_, -- it is a good idea to
take B vitamins after drinking.  Has anyone tried this as a hangover
preventative?