Dr Karan Raj explains why eating before drinking alcohol doesn't prevent intoxication and how calorie intake, from both food and sugary mixers, affects alcohol absorption.
As the festive season is in full swing and Christmas is just around the corner, many of us are likely to indulge a bit more than usual. Whether it's having an extra drink or two, or helping ourselves to another slice of Christmas pudding, we're all guilty of overindulging during this time of year. In anticipation of the potential hangovers that may follow, some people might be looking for ways to avoid a sore head without forgoing alcohol altogether.
One common method is 'lining our stomachs' before a big night out, hoping to slow down the absorption of alcohol into our bloodstream. However, Dr Karan Raj has debunked this myth in a recent video where he addressed the belief that eating food could 'coat the stomach'. He stated: 'Here's a life lesson from a doctor. READ MORE: Home Alone fans just learning iconic actor now lives very different life 34 years later READ MORE: Woman urged to 'call police' on neighbours over Christmas display with 100,000 lights 'You can't 'line your stomach', or form a physical barrier, before drinking alcohol to get less drunk because most of the alcohol is absorbed in your small intestine. But you can slow down digestion overall, and GI transit time, by consuming meals high in fats, protein and fibre, and also slow down the rate of alcohol absorption.' This could potentially result in you feeling less intoxicated and experiencing a milder hangover the next day, even if you've consumed the same amount of alcohol as when you ate less. 'Essentially, consuming calories with or before consuming alcohol delays gastric emptying and digestion overall,' he continued. If you're partial to a cocktail, you might have noticed zero-calorie mixers can make you feel more intoxicated than their sugary counterparts. Dr Karan explained that the calories in sugar affect alcohol absorption in the same way as food calories – but this doesn't mean you should swap your pre-drinks meal for a full-sugar mixe
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