While his recipe for Snickers Pie caused an outrage following revelations that it held over 1,000 calories per slice, it seems that Antony Worrall Thompson is right about one sinful snack's health properties.

Bacon butties have been scientifically proven as the best cure for hangovers, as the cooking process sparks a complex chemical allure known as the Maillard reaction.

This is caused by amino acids and reducing sugars via the 150C-plus heat of the frying pan and the infamous smell which reels us in. The TV chef insists on: "Fried streaky and back bacon inside a sandwich made from bread fried in lard on just one side."