Scientists break popular wisdom of "beer before wine" | Science

Despite the old adage, drinking beer before wine gives no respite to the hangover, The Guardian reports. To find out whether this share of British folk wisdom offered any protection after a night of drinking, the researchers also drank 90 volunteers: a group went from beer to wine, a second group of wine to beer and a third group stuck with either just beer or just wine. Once the volunteers reached a blood alcohol level of 0.11%, they each noted the severity of the hangover the next day. The researchers repeated the experiment twice, moving the volunteers into different groups. Regardless of the group they were in, they behaved just as badly the next day, researchers said this month in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. So, for those looking to avoid a hangover, it appears that the only miracle solution is to drink less initially.