The more alcohol drinking the faster the brain

A study by US scientists shows that the habit of drinking alcohol and alcoholic drinks can affect the process of reducing brain volume in humans.

According to expert estimates, brain volume decreased by 1.9% after a decade. When volume decreases, white matter lesions increase. This phenomenon also occurs when a person has dementia and thinking problems. Moderate consumption of alcohol reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. Because the brain receives blood from the heart, many scientists believe that moderate amounts of alcohol a day can slow down brain volume.

Scientists from Wellesley University, Massachusetts, USA tracked 1,839 people since 1971. The average age of the study subjects is 60 in 2008. Since the beginning of follow-up to 2008, experts Continuous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of their brains and health checks. The team then asked them to answer questions about age, gender, education level, body weight index, blood pressure and the amount of alcohol they drink each week.

Women's brains are more susceptible to alcohol than male brains.
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" We find that the amount of alcohol that participants drink is inversely proportional to the rate of brain volume decline. The larger the amount of alcohol, the faster the brain shrinks ," said Carol Ann Paul, lead researcher.

Although men tend to drink more alcohol than women, the relationship between alcohol consumption and brain volume is more evident in women. According to the research team, this may stem from biological factors, such as women's brains, which are smaller in size than men and they are also more likely to be affected by alcohol.

" Our study adds a proof of the harmful effects of alcohol. Alcohol can be good for the heart, but never gives any protective effect to the brain. On the contrary, drinking habits Bluff will make brain volume fall faster, "Carol concluded.