Why do hangovers get worse as we age?

It's a tale as old as time – as you age, hangovers hit harder. The tolerance of your youth wastes away.There's no doubt that any alcohol consumption is bad for you. But that doesn’t mean people aren't drinking.Norman and Tegan explain what alcohol is doing to the body, and why the after effects get harder to cope with as you get older.ReferencesThe Assessment of Overall Hangover SeverityAldehyde dehydrogenase isozyme variation and alcoholism in JapanEndogenous formation of 1-propanol and methanol after consumption of alcoholic beveragesUnderstanding trends in Australian alcohol consumption—an age–period–cohort modelThe Alcohol Hangover Research Group: Ten Years of Progress in Research on the Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of the Alcohol Hangover