Both men and women report fewer hangover symptoms as they get older, said Danish health researchers for the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

These symptoms including the usual throbbing head plus a rampant thirst, exhaustion and vomiting among others.

And sometimes the number of sufferers decreased dramatically among the age groups.

For instance, 21 per cent of women aged 18-29 suffer nausea with a hangover compared to just 3 per cent of women aged 60 and over.