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TRUE OR FALSE. Is there an effective hangover cure?
TRUE OR FALSE. Is there an effective hangover cure? – (France 2)
A so-called hangover cure has appeared in pharmacies. But the product is now criticized. Is this a miracle solution or a marketing stunt?
The food supplement called alcohol, a contraction of the words alcohol and cool, promises to relieve hangovers after a drunken evening. Sold in the form of a drink in pharmacies, it attracts a young clientele. “Young people think it works quite well, we have people who use it again and say it works well“, explains a pharmacist.
No scientific validation
The ingredients are listed on the manufacturer’s website, Nonna Lab. The recipe is composed of Nashi pear, a fruit from Japan and presented as an enzyme booster, as well as vitamins and prickly pear. According to the laboratory, this cocktail allows the liver to better digest alcohol. According to Dr. Julien Azua, addictologist, no cure has yet been found for hangovers. The effectiveness of alcohol has never been demonstrated by a scientific study. Faced with the success of this misleading product, addiction specialists fear that heavy alcohol consumption will become commonplace.
