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Vegans may get worse hangovers than meat eaters
New York Post ^ | December 18, 2019 | 7:28pm | Marisa Dellatto

Posted on 12/25/2019 8:30:08 PM PST by Olog-hai

Before you get buzzed, consider eating some beef.

A new study found that vegetarians and vegans may experience hangovers more severely than meat-eaters do.

Published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers at Utrecht University in the Netherlands analyzed the after-effects of drinking alcohol in 13 social drinkers.

Twenty-three hangover symptoms were monitored in participants on a control night and after a night out drinking, which included headaches, nausea, heart palpitations, vomiting, dizziness, sweating, sensitivity to light and sound and thirst.

Throughout the study, participants recorded everything they ate and the analysis discovered that those with less nicotinic acid, otherwise known as vitamin B3, and zinc in their diets suffered more severe hangovers. Low zinc intake, in particular, was “significantly associated” with vomiting, and low nicotinic acid created more severe hangover symptoms, the study showed.

Zinc is most commonly found in meat, shellfish and legumes. Vitamin B3 is prevalent in animal products like meat, poultry and fish, as well as in whole grains, peanuts, avocados and mushrooms. …

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TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: alcohol; hangover; vegan; vegans
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To: Olog-hai

Everyone at the party will know exactly who the Vegans are, because the vegans will tell everyone at the party that they are vegans, and lecture everyone all night long. Every meat-eater at the party will be wishing a nasty hangover on the vegans.


21 posted on 12/26/2019 2:55:43 AM PST by KobraKai
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To: txnativegop
I believe in my heart that people who eat meat are healthier than vegetarian/vegan types. JMHO

There are plenty of studies showing that you are correct in your assertion.

22 posted on 12/26/2019 5:50:09 AM PST by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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To: rarestia

Biblically clean meat these days is literally biologically processed corn...


23 posted on 12/26/2019 5:56:48 AM PST by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: TheConservativeParty

That’s a pretty strong case you’ve got there. Bacon. Not going to beat that.


24 posted on 12/26/2019 6:38:58 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: CodeToad

Yep, bacon makes everything better.

: )


25 posted on 12/26/2019 8:33:41 AM PST by TheConservativeParty (God Bless President Trump)
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To: TheConservativeParty

Did you know that bacon can cure veganism? I read a study on it.


26 posted on 12/26/2019 8:43:13 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: CodeToad

No one can resist crispy bacon.


27 posted on 12/26/2019 7:10:14 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (God Bless President Trump)
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To: Clutch Martin

“Biblically clean meat these days is literally biologically processed corn...”

No, it’s not. Go take a biology class.


28 posted on 12/27/2019 6:19:21 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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