Drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health. One unpleasant effect of drinking too much alcohol is a hangover. The symptoms of a hangover include headaches, nausea, tremors (involuntary muscular movements), and heightened sensitivity to light and noise. Some of these symptoms are the results of dehydration rather than the direct effects of the alcohol itself. Alcohol causes dehydration because it reduces the production of ADH. (a) Why does the reduced production of ADH result in dehydration? (b) Would the urine of a person with a hangover be dilute or concentrated?

Drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health. One unpleasant effect of drinking too much alcohol is a hangover. The symptoms of a hangover include headaches, nausea, tremors (involuntary muscular movements), and heightened sensitivity to light and noise. Some of these symptoms are the results of dehydration rather than the direct effects of the alcohol itself. Alcohol causes dehydration because it reduces the production of ADH. (a) Why does the reduced production of ADH result in dehydration? (b) Would the urine of a person with a hangover be dilute or concentrated?

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