Even Moderate Drinking Causes Major Brain Changes
The belief is that a moderate amount of alcohol, particularly red wine, is supposed to benefit heart health even though experts have dismissed studies that support it.
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A new study concluded that light to moderate drinking could be very harmful to body and brain health.
The belief is that a moderate amount of alcohol, particularly red wine, is supposed to benefit heart health even though experts have dismissed studies that support it. Recent research, published in Nature Communications on March 4, 2022, agrees with the experts about this myth.
The long-term study through the UK Biobank in the United Kingdom investigated contributors to genetic predisposition as well as environmental exposure (such as lifestyle, medications, nutrition, lifestyle etc.) to the development of disease.
Light to Moderate Drinking Study
In 2006, 36,678 participants between 40 and 69-years-old were cautiously studied, including their brain volumes (regionally and globally) and the integrity of white matter.
The consumption of alcohol would range from small (example, 1-2 alcoholic units a day) to high (example, more than 4 alcoholic units a day). For example, a can or a pint of beer/cider/lager = 2 units; a single shot consisting of 25 ml of spirits = 1 unit; whereas a typical glass of wine = 2 units.
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