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posted by takyon on Tuesday August 04 2015, @01:54AM   Printer-friendly
from the korean-pear-futures-skyrocket dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by MrNemesis on Tuesday August 04 2015, @09:15AM

    by MrNemesis (1582) on Tuesday August 04 2015, @09:15AM (#217833)

    Is that really an either/or thing though...? Lived with an alcoholic (of the actually-completely-addicted-and-dependany variety, not the seemingly american "drinks too much" variety), had a great deal of fun watching a good friend drink himself to death and I was one of the people that found the body three months after he was released from rehab.

    Never put me off booze myself though. Just reminded me how dangerous any psychoactive substance can be when it's used not as a means to an end but as an end itself.

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