#alcohol absorption

Pre-alcohol protein bar: SOBAR pushes ahead with Asia expansion plans despite pandemic setback

Last year, the firm had plans to enter Japan, South Korea and Singapore in Q3 2020, however, the COVID-19 pandemic had halted these plans, Zeno Functional Foods’ president, Dr Joseph Fisher told NutraIngredients-Asia​. SOBAR is a protein bar is said to reduce alcohol absorption through its patent-pending food technology called Alco-HOLD. The formulation of milk protein and insoluble oat fibre…

Science requires vodka bath

In order to find the truth about an urban myth, that claims that vodka foot-bath will get you drunk, a few Danish doctors immersed their feet in this distilled transparent liquid. British Medical Journal published their paper, in which 3 researchers stayed for three hours (an average time spent in a pub) with their feet into a 2 liters bowl of vodka. A nurse took blood samples every 30 minutes,…

A healthier hangover breakfast

A hangover breakfast without bacon? Sounds like a bad dream to some, I know. But greasy food is much better suited to prevent a hang-over than to cure one. A fatty meal might effectively assist in making it much harder for alcohol to be absorbed on the one hand, but on the other it can easily irritate a sensitive stomach after a wild night. Myles’ had quite an occasion last night. So that´s why…