India, Nov. 14 -- If you've come across those videos on social media where people squeeze electrolyte mixes into their cocktails to "hack" their way out of a hangover, you're not alone. For anyone who loves a night out but dreads the morning-after fog, the idea sounds almost too good to ignore. But before you start spiking your drink with electrolytes, it's worth asking: does this trick actually work, or is it just another trendy shortcut gaining traction online?

Dr Myro Figura, an anesthesiologist affiliated with the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles and the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Centre, and the co-founder and chief medical officer of HealFast, Inc., is breaking down whether adding electrolytes to alcohol is genuinely...