People over 60 who consume moderate amounts of alcohol have a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, according to a large review of studies. The analysis, which appeared in the July issue of The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, reviewed 15 studies that together followed more than 28,000 subjects for at least two years. Compared with abstainers, male drinkers reduced their risk for dementia by 45 percent, and women by 27 percent. There is ample evidence from other studies that moderate alcohol consumption can increase HDL, or “good cholesterol,” improve blood flow to the brain and decrease blood coagulation.
If only my wife would agree.
2 comments:
The emphasis is on 'moderate'. Too much can easily push the odds for dementia the other way, as well as carrying the risk of other well known problems.
Anon.
I buy and drink only a small bottle. I am too lazy to go down and buy another one at night.
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