Tag: Science of alcohol

For every standard drink, your body can lose up to 100ml of additional water through urination due to alcohol's diuretic effect. This fact reveals that far from being beneficial, vodka is bad for dehydration and significantly contributes to fluid loss, ultimately exacerbating dehydration.

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, factors like congeners—chemical byproducts of fermentation—can influence hangover severity. But do certain alcohols make you more hungover than others in practice? The short answer is yes, though total consumption is still the primary factor.