Asian Pear Juice For Hangover Prevention

Although every drinker swears by his or her own “hangover cure”, there has never been clinical research to support any of the crazy hangover miracle cures we all claim work so well. However, recent research suggests that drinking Pear Juice before a night of heavy drinking may reduce the effects of a hangover.

Asian Pear Juice For Hangovers Research

Australian government scientists tested the effectiveness of the Asian pear in reducing the effects of a hangover when consumed the night of heavy drinking. Researchers were pleasantly surprised by their results.

The participants in the study experienced reduced memory less and sensitivity to light and sound when drinking Asian Pear Juice before drinking heavily. Participants even slightly decreased the alcohol levels present in the blood.

In the study, overall hangover severity was measured by a 14-item hangover severity scale. The participants who consumed the pear juice reported significantly reduced hangover symptoms, with the greatest difference in the “trouble concentrating” symptom.

The study only tested the Asian, or nashi pear. However, researchers plan to test whether varieties of western pear produce can produce the same results.

How Asian Pear Juice For Hangovers Works

According to Manny Noakes, the lead researcher in the study, it appeared as if Asian pears acted upon, or stimulated key enzymes responsible for alcohol metabolism.

In other words, pear juice seemed to help the body metabolism alcohol faster, thus eliminating it and its’ effects faster than normal.

In addition, pears also known to reduce levels of the toxin known as blood acetaldehyde, which is know to make hangovers work. Pears may also slightly inhibit alcohol absorption.

However, the effect only seems to work if you consume pear juice before drinking. In fact, there was no evidence to suggest any improvement when pear juice was consumed the following morning.

How Much Pear Juice Is Needed to Feel the Effects?

Participants were given 220 mL of Asian pear juice before drinking and this is believed to be the minimum dosage needed to feel the effects. This translates to roughly one cup of pear juice.

Researchers are not 100% whether or not whole pears may work, but they believe that eating a whole pear before drinking could help mitigate the symptoms of a hangover.