The taller the glass, the smaller the hangover

WANT to drink a bit less and reduce your hangovers (as well as reducing your waistline) ? Researchers at Oxford University have found that drinkers pour more generous measures of spirits and wine when using short, wide tumblers than tall, slender glasses.

Professor Charles Spence says it’s because of an optical illusion: the brain over-estimates vertical distances and under-estimates shorter ones (could be why we think we’re taller and less bulky than we really are).

The prof found that drinkers poured up to 80 per cent more into a short, wide glass than into a tall-slender one – even when both glasses held the same volume of liquid.

The research showed that even veteran bartenders poured 26 per cent more alcohol into tumblers than high-ball glasses.

Beer drinkers should consider a tall Continental-style glass when enjoying ale at home rather than a traditional, wide tankard. And champagne drinkers wanting to increase their chances of staying sober should stick to elegant flutes rather than flat
champagne “saucers.”

When you're losing weight with a Slimpod, reducing your alcohol intake also reduces your intake of carbs, so you can slim effectively without giving up booze altogether.

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