In ancient times and places where potable water was scarce and people drank alcoholic beverages for substance, how were the people not dehydrated and hung over all the time?

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In ancient times and places where potable water was scarce and people drank alcoholic beverages for substance, how were the people not dehydrated and hung over all the time?

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People used to drink very low alcohol beer called small beer. Brewing removed the impurities. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_beer. Tea was drunk in the Far East for the same reason

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