Matthew Slater and Daniel Adams are examples of 'hangover resistant' individuals who can drink heavily without feeling any negative aftereffects the next day. Scientists have studied this anomaly over the past 15 years, trying to understand the reasons behind the varying responses to alcohol. It has been challenging to determine the true prevalence of hangover resistance because much research relies on subjective assessments of hangover experiences. A pivotal 2008 study revealed that approximately a quarter of individuals reported no hangover symptoms following excessive drinking.
Scientists have a term for people like Mr. Slater and Mr. Adams: hangover resistant. Over the last decade and a half, researchers have tried to understand why some people feel weary and wrung-out the day after drinking and others feel nothing at all.
One of the first studies to show the prevalence of hangover resistance was published in 2008. The researchers happened upon the phenomenon by accident.
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