With that in mind, we asked the experts for their top tips to avoid a Boxing Day hangover (apart from the obvious choice... abstaining from alcohol altogether), and to help smash some of the best known hangover myths. 'Wines with high sugar content can make people feel worse the next day due to a combination of factors that affect dehydration, metabolism, and blood sugar levels.' When thinking of boozy sugar bombs, festive cocktails will probably spring to mind, but there's sugar in 'every day' drink combos, too. Alcohol already stresses the liver, and adding sugar spikes blood glucose, increases inflammation and worsens dehydration, hello “sugar and alcohol” hangover. 'It combines alcohol, sugar, fat and dairy, which is quite a lot for the body to process close to bedtime.

Source: Daily Mail December 24, 2025 15:29 UTC