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Too Much Alcohol Shrinks the Brain

A new study has shown that drinking up to two units of alcohol per day may have the beneficial effect of reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease.

However, anything in excess of two units per day has the effect of shrinking the brain, and the more alcohol people drink on a regular basis, the lower their brain volume.

The study involved MRI scans of more than 1800 people, aged between 34 to 88, who were classified as non-drinkers, former drinkers, low drinkers (one to seven drinks per week), moderate drinkers (eight to 14 drinks per week), or heavy drinkers (more than 14 units per week).

MRI scans were performed and used to measure brain volume, which can be thought of as a measure of brain ageing.

The study showed that people who had more than 14 drinks per week had an average 1.6 percent reduction in the ratio of brain volume to skull size compared to people who didn't drink.

The scans showed that women were more affected than men, and that drinking heavy amounts of alcohol seemed to have the biggest negative impact on brain volume for women in their 70s.

Also see: A drink a day may delay dementia

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