Yes, this is a genuine scientific study.
The German and British (naturally) researchers split a group of 90 volunteers into three groups. The first drank 1.4 litres of beer followed by four large glasses of white wine, while the second had the same in reverse order, and the third drank only wine or beer to the same breath alcohol concentration. A week later, the groups repeated the process but switched drink orders.
After a glass of water before bed and a night under medical supervision, the groggy-headed participants scored their hangovers by ranking the major nasty symptoms: thirst, fatigue, headache and nausea.
Beer before wine, you won’t be fine
The results, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed that the order of drinks had “no impact on hangover intensity.”
“The truth is that drinking too much of any alcoholic drink is likely to result in a hangover,” said study author Jöran Köchling.
Looks like drinking responsibly is the only sure-fire way to avoid a hangover (sigh). Not quite the result we were hoping for.
