One sad but true fact about getting older is that our bodies get worse at processing alcohol. Meaning: Just one glass of wine can lead to a hangover the next day. The next time you wake up with that groggy, day-after feeling, though, you might want to reach for a Sprite before the aspirin.
A new study in Food & Function tested 57 beverages as potential hangover remedies and found that one of them actually worked: Sprite. Alcohol is broken down into two things in your body: First, a harmful enzyme called ADH, and then an innocuous acetate called ALDH. "The key to reducing alcohol-related damage lies in minimizing the amount of time ADH is present in the body," the researchers found. Drinking Sprite helps speed up its breakdown, which will get rid of that icky feeling faster. So there's no need for that greasy breakfast, either—at least not to help your hangover.
[Via E! Online]