Sprite made recent headlines as the beverage scientifically proven to be the best hangover cure.
But a USA TODAY test released Saturday showed that RESQWATER, a bottled beverage specifically marketed as the "anti-hangover drink," may be an even better method to stave off the aches and nausea that come from over-imbibing.
RESQWATER, an all-natural, gluten-free and certified kosher drink that recently hit markets, contains organic prickly pear cactus fruit extract, organic evaporated cane juice, B vitamins, amino acids and milk thistle.
These ingredients serve to metabolize the acetaldehyde that causes the adverse effects of alcohol, according to the manufacturer's website. So far, the drink is sold at retailers in California, Colorado, Arizona, Minnesota and Massachusetts. It's also available online at $26.94 per six-pack.
"Sugar, B-vitamins, electrolytes, water etc, all have been shown to have a role in alcohol breakdown," NBC News health and diet editor Madelyn Fernstrom told USA TODAY when reviewing RESQWATER's nutritional label, "but in the amounts found in this drink, who knows?"
The manufacturer recommends one 8-ounce bottle of RESQWATER for every two to four alcoholic drinks consumed.
USA TODAY's Jim Galligan experimented with the drink, consuming a substantial amount of alcohol followed by the recommended amount of RESQWATER.
"I awoke the next morning feeling surprising well. I had no headache, no body stiffness... RESQWATER did the trick!" Galligan reported.
"Bottom line with this, and other kinds of 'hangover' treatments," said Fernstrom, "The ingredients are all geared to help the body metabolize alcohol more quickly. The faster it gets out of your system, the less bad you feel.
"It's worth a try if you have the money," she added. "There's nothing in this that is potentially harmful."
If RESQWATER catches on, the beverage could potentially increase productivity for workers. Excessive drinking cost the economy more than $220 billion in 2006, according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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