Any amount of alcohol consumption harmful to the brain, finds Oxford study

Ajay0 · Sep 16, 2021

A new extensive Oxford University study has found that any amount of alcohol consumption is bad for your brain...

Any amount of alcohol consumption harmful to the brain, finds study

Higher volume of alcohol consumption per week was associated with lower grey matter density – the researchers found, with alcohol explaining up to a 0.8% change in grey matter volume, even after accounting for individual biological and behavioural characteristics.

This might seem like a small figure, but it is a larger contribution than any other modifiable risk factors. For example, it is four times the contribution of smoking or BMI, said Topiwala.

Widespread negative associations were also seen between alcohol consumption and integrity of white matter, the brain fibres that scaffold the billions of neurons that make up grey matter. In addition, an individual’s underlying conditions such as high blood pressure and high BMI made the negative association between alcohol and brain health stronger, the researchers found.
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Alcohol consumption is also linked to higher risk of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, liver damage, can exacerbating other existing diseases or disorders.

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M_Ranko · Sep 19, 2021

Yep. Therefore, Straight Edge.

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