Recent research by experts at the University of Pennsylvania has challenged previous reports and found that drinking a little alcohol every day causes brain aging and shrinkage. “The more you drink, the worse it gets” — emphasizes co-author of the study, Remi Daviet. According to his observations, consuming half a liter of beer every day causes the brain to age by two years.
Recent studies show that drinking beer every day, even in small amounts, can have a negative effect on the brain, causing it to shrink and leading to the formation of serious changes in the organ. As a result, some of his cognitive functions may be impaired. The results of the latest research on this subject have been published in one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific journals, namely in “Nature”.
“We have evidence that drinking alcohol has a major impact on the aging of the brain” — emphasizes co-author of the study, Remi Daviet.
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Drinking alcohol, even in small amounts, is harmful. The latest research leaves no room for doubt
Thus, the latest research contradicts previous reports that the consumption of alcohol in small or moderate amounts is safe and has no negative effects on the human body.
«Recent observations have found a dramatic difference in brain volume and microstructures in people who drink alcohol compared to those who do not» — we can read in a report by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania who are responsible for the study.
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Observations were conducted on 36 thousand. 678 healthy middle-aged and elderly people. During the study, it was found that as alcohol consumption increased, they decreased overall brain volume, gray matter volume, and white matter microstructure. The more alcohol a person consumed, the more organ size decreased.
“The more you drink, the worse it gets” — emphasizes the co-author of the study, Remi Daviet, noting, however, that even small units of alcohol have a negative effect on the brain. According to the study, consuming half a liter of beer daily causes the brain to age by two years.
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