There are several things that contribute to hangovers, but principally what’s going on here is simple dehydration. Alcohol has a dehydrating effect by inhibiting the release of vasopressin, which is an anti-diuretic hormone. The result of this inhibition is that your body produces a lot more urine than normal with the result that you become dehydrated easily and significantly.
Science Fact of the Day 6.21.11
21 Tuesday Jun 2011
Posted in Science Fact of the Day
