If you’ve got a friend who appears completely immune to the dreaded symptoms of a hangover, they probably have their genes to thank.
Many have heard stories that drinking the same drink throughout the night, drinking slower or matching each alcoholic drink with one of water could prevent hangover symptoms.
But, as many as a fifth of people are just biologically programed to be less effected by the array of symptoms that usually follow a heavy night out — a headache, nausea and vomiting.
Research indicates it is mutations to three genes that determines how unwell someone feels after consuming too much alcohol.
People may have anywhere between one to three of the mutations, and they can affect what level of severity the hangover symptoms a person feels after a night out – if any.
CYP2E1 is responsible for determining how the body breaks down alcohol compounds, even slight changes can expedite the process of removing alcohol from the body.
Changes to the gene can increased the speed…
