Zebra striping can cut hangovers, with one important catch
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Zebra striping, the practice of alternating each alcoholic drink with a non-alcoholic one, is catching on: 34 percent of UK adults reported trying it in 2025. The strategy does help. Just not quite in the way people think it does. The actual mechanism: total consumption The body processes alcohol at a relatively fixed rate, roughly one standard drink per hour. In the US, a standard drink is about 14 grams of pure alcohol, which works out to a 5-ounce glass of
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