South Korea, Asia\u2019s biggest consumer of alcohol, has got another solution to hangovers.<\/strong> The existing medicinal hangover cures in South Korea generate sales worth approximately 150 billion won (equal to $126 million) annually. The latest hangover cure is neither medicinal nor herbal. It is an ice cream bar named Gyeondyo-bar meaning \u2018hang in there.\u2019 A convenience store chain has launched the hangover-curing ice cream in South Korea. There\u2019s also a hangover soup, Seonjiguk, available at most South Korean restaurants.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Drinking is a national pastime for most of South Korea\u2019s 50 million people. It is a way of life for many. Consequently, violence under influence of alcohol is a looming social issue in South Korea.<\/strong> The aftereffects of drinking, including loss of productivity, hospitalization and premature deaths, collectively cost the South Korean economy about 9.45 trillion won in 2013, according to a report by the country\u2019s National Health Insurance Policy Institute. South Koreans consume alcohol more than double the amount that vodka-happy Russians and beer-gulping Germans do.<\/p>\n

Among the existing hangover cures in South Korea<\/a><\/span>, the new ice cream bar is expected to effectively help alcoholics combat the aftereffects of drinking.<\/strong> South Koreans consume 13.7 shots of liquor a week on average, which is the highest in the world. The Russians gulp down 6.3 shots per week; the Filipinos usually consume 5.4 shots a week, and Americans take in 3.3 shots of liquor per week.<\/p>\n

The hangover-curing ice cream is a grapefruit-flavored dessert. It contains 0.7% oriental raising tree fruit juice, which is an age-old hangover remedy<\/strong> mentioned in a 17^{th<\/sup> century Korean medicine book. This traditional ingredient is also used in other hangover cures in South Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"}

South Korea, Asia\u2019s biggest consumer of alcohol, has got another solution to hangovers. The existing medicinal hangover cures in South Korea generate sales worth approximately 150 billion won (equal to $126 million) annually. The latest hangover cure is neither medicinal nor herbal. It is an ice cream bar named Gyeondyo-bar meaning \u2018hang in there.\u2019 A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,99],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n