How does alcohol cause hangovers? | Judy Grisel

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Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The molecule responsible for hangovers is ethanol, which we colloquially refer to as alcohol. Ethanol is present in all alcoholic beverages, and generally speaking, the more ethanol, the greater the potential for a hangover. So, how exactly does alcohol cause a hangover -- and is there any way to prevent one? Judy Grisel explores the surprising ways that alcohol affects the body. This was originally an animated TED-Ed lesson. It was directed by Anton Bogaty and narrated by Alexandra Panzer, with music by Jarrett Farkas. After the lesson, our host Shoshana dives deeper into the effects of drinking alcohol and the specific impact it may have on women's health.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:08.0	This is the Ted Health Podcast.
0:09.4	I'm Dr. Shoshana Unger-Lighter.
0:12.0	Today, psychology professor Judy Grisel walks us through the anatomy of a hangover by
0:18.0	exploring the surprising ways alcohol affects our bodies.
0:22.0	We also discover which alcohols cause the worst hangovers.
0:26.3	After the talk, I'll get deeper into the unique health risks associated with drinking alcohol
0:30.5	for women, and how we might resist the social and cultural pressures that often lead to
0:35.3	drinking.
0:36.3	I'll even share why I decided to cut back.
0:39.3	All this and more after the talk.
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1:19.0	In a 1973 study, 20 volunteers got drunk.
1:23.1	Once a week for eight consecutive weeks, each time on a different alcoholic beverage and
1:27.6	each time with precisely the same dosage.
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