Moderate drinking can reduce risks of Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 09:24
in Health & Medicine
Moderate drinkers often have lower risks of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive loss, according to researchers who reviewed 44 studies. In more than half of the studies, published since the 1990s, moderate drinkers of wine, beer and liquor had lower dementia risks than nondrinkers. In only a few studies were there increased risks...
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