Can Moderate Alcohol Consumption Reduce the Risk of Dementia?

A study made by Dutch researchers indicates that light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Some salient points of the study were:

• People who consumed one to three alcoholic drinks per day were 42% less likely to develop any form of dementia than people who did not drink alcohol at all.

• All types of alcohol - beer, wine, liquor, fortified wine (i.e., sherry, port) - produced a similar reduction in risk.

But hold on!! Don't pour that shot til you read on. While moderate alcohol consumption has been found to have cardiovascular and other health benefits, including lowering dementia risk, it may on the other hand cause or complicate other negative health conditions such as liver disease and high triglyceride levels. So best talk to your health care provider to determine the best course of action for your particular situation before you touch that glass to your lips.

If you’d like to read the report of the study as published in The Lancet,

go here.

If you need help cutting down your drinking or changing your drinking patterns,
click here.