Heavy Drinkers Have Smaller Brains


	Heavy Drinkers Have Smaller Brains

SenorCoconut

10-13-2008 5:54 PM

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alcohol consumption, brain volume, dementia

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10-13-2008 7:43 PM

reimers

oh, shit!

10-14-2008 3:41 PM

carrerinyes

Oh, NO

10-15-2008 2:07 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

Is this news new? Or have they just proven something we all already, more or less, knew. What a waste of research money. Imagine how much beer you could have bought for that money! .

10-15-2008 6:22 PM

debbyski

double

10-17-2008 4:15 PM

Jorjor

So that's why I feel ore lightheaded than I used to.

10-17-2008 7:18 PM

debbyski

*LOL*

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Brain volume decreases with age at an estimated rate of 1.9 percent per decade, accompanied by an increase in white matter lesions, according to background information in the article. Lower brain volumes and larger white matter lesions also occur with the progression of dementia and problems with thinking, learning and memory. Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease; because the brain receives blood from this system, researchers have hypothesized that small amounts of alcohol may also attenuate age-related declines in brain volume.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/heavy-drinkers-have-smaller-brains.html">
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