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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Kate Lloyd

Is it true that … hangovers get worse as we age?

Ilustration of man lying on a sofa suffering from a hangover after his 90th birthday

Ever woken up with a pounding head after a night out and wondered if hangovers really do get worse as you get older – or whether it’s just that you are worse at handling them now? Science suggests that the former is the case.

“Our body changes how it handles alcohol as we age,” says Adam Taylor, professor of anatomy at Lancaster medical school. The main reason is declining liver function.

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