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While working with Horticulture Innovation Australia to reveal some hidden benefits of the fruit, a CSIRO research team led by Professor Manny Noakes found that pears can lower cholesterol, relieve constipation and have anti-inflammatory effects.
But likely the most interesting discovery for those with a tendency to overindulge was the discovery that Korean pear juice can prevent hangovers as well as lower blood alcohol levels. Further research is needed to determine whether the hangover-preventing capabilities extend to other pear varieties as the studies have so far only involved the Korean pear, which is known to have a number of compositional differences to Western pear varieties.
With study subjects measuring hangover severity using a 14-item hangover symptom scale, those given 220 ml (7.4 oz) of Korean pear juice reported reduced overall hangover symptoms compared to those in the placebo group, with the most pronounced improvement reported in the area of "trouble concentrating."
Importantly, the hangover was only avoided if the pear juice was consumed before the alcohol, so downing the juice after a big night out won't help. And although the study involved pear juice, the researchers believe consuming whole pears would produce similar effects.
What's your favorite (scientifically approved) hangover cure?
takyon: The claims are based on preliminary results reported at CSIRO news blog. Here is the abstract of an older study: Effect of Korean pear (Pyruspyrifolia cv. Shingo) juice on hangover severity following alcohol consumption.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 04 2015, @04:05AM
Alcohol is a depressant. Which leads to...
Reduced sensory ability including smell and taste. It is only an illusion that alcohol enhances a meal because of your weakened mental state which explains...
At least until you sober up and realize now the stress and pain is back, only now there is less money and time to deal with both.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by sjames on Tuesday August 04 2015, @05:03AM
Paradoxically, most depressants cause euphoria, at least as the blood level is ramping up.
There is a point where the senses aren't significantly dulled but the concerns of the day are easily dismissed where it will enhance the experiance of food, music, and conversation.
If the stress itself was temporary, for example hard day at work, a drink or two can actually help to put it aside. Since it was temporary in the first place, it's still gone the next morning. Pain has a winding up phenomenon. If you knock it down for a while, the relief can persist long after the alcohol (or whatever) had cleared your system.
Of course, the correct amount for any of the above is generally not enough to cause a hangover.
Some people do find getting drunk occasionally to be cathartic. That's not a problem as long as it really is occasionally.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Joe Desertrat on Tuesday August 04 2015, @04:55PM
If the stress itself was temporary, for example hard day at work, a drink or two can actually help to put it aside. Since it was temporary in the first place, it's still gone the next morning. Pain has a winding up phenomenon. If you knock it down for a while, the relief can persist long after the alcohol (or whatever) had cleared your system.
Hemingway had a great line on this subject: "If things are really all right and you are feeling a bit low a drink will make you feel better. If things are really bad, a drink will just make it worse". If I recall correctly, it was from the short story "Black Ass at the Crossroads", but I may have that wrong.