The unnamed company, which sells products to cure and prevent hangovers, was brought before a Frankfurt court and charged with making illegal claims about its products, the magazine writes.

In Germany, it is prohibited to market food and drink by saying that it can prevent or treat health problems.

The company hoped to avoid condemnation by claiming that they were "just cured hangovers" - but it was turned down when the judges ruled that the aftereffects of excessive drinking were also a type of illness.

Alcohol - "a harmful substance"

"Information on a food product cannot attribute any characteristics to prevent, treat or cure a human disease or give any impression of such a trait," the court decision states.

"In the case of a disease, you should also understand small or temporary small disturbances in the body's normal state or normal activity."

"Those who suffer from hangovers often experience fatigue, nausea and headaches as a result of drinking alcohol, which is a harmful substance."

Therefore, hangover is a form of disorders of the body and is a disease by law, was the court's conclusion.

Germany's beer consumption is declining

The verdict comes not long after the world-famous Oktoberfest began in Munich. Last year, millions of festival visitors consumed about seven million liters of beer.

Since the 1970s, the country's beer consumption has decreased by a third, while sales of non-alcoholic beer are increasing, reports The Independent.