| Medical Myth: Will eating eggs help a hangover? - WCBD |
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Hangover remedies include everything from "a hair of the dog that bit you" (drinking a little more alcohol the next morning), to black coffee or an over-the-counter products. Dr. Michael Byrne of Coastal Carolina Nephrology says eggs are not a guaranteed cure but do contain an ingredient wihch may help ease some symptoms. "In my research and knowledge I have found that there may be a little bit of evidence - in other words it may make a bit of phsyciological sense the fact that the cysteine in the eggs may help indirectly help cure the affects of a hangover." Eating eggs the morning after provides energy like any other food, which is the primary benefit. But eggs do also contain large amounts of cysteine, the substance that breaks down acetaldehyde in the liver. Dr Byrne says that acetaldehyde "is thought to cause some of the symptoms of a hangover" Actually there is no one guaranteed remebdy for a hangover. The headache nausea, and bodyaches are caused by a combination of reasons. "Given the fact that hangovers have been around we still don't know much about them" said Dr. Byrne. He also says "there is definitely not enough evidence to say that you should go load up on alcohol the night before thinking that eating a few eggs the next day will help you" |