Alcohol Can Reduce The Risk of Dementia

With the general understanding exceedingly clear about the fact that the excessive consumption of alcohol can lead to neuro-degenerative disease while not helping your memory either, a new study suggests that the moderate consumption of alcohol might do just the opposite: reduce the risk of dementia.

Studies have established the fact that for subjects above the age of 65, the consumption of smaller amounts of alcohol reduced the incidence rates of Alzheimer’s and cognitive dementia but what is not conclusive is which type of alcoholic beverage produces this effect to the benefit of its drinkers.

Since most of these studies have pointed to the fact that wine seems to be the most feasible drinks among the alcoholic beverages but researchers aren’t sure whether to attribute it to a particular level of ethanol, the mixture of wine or even the healthier-lifestyle that wine drinkers normally have.

The studies took into account the interviews (baseline assessments) conducted by physicians, psychologists and gerontologists who were trained to ask question in order to gather data for this study from almost 3202 people out of which there was alcohol consumption by almost 3180 people.

And while most of the information was gleaned from caregivers to these elderly folks, after the follow-up assessments conducted one and a half years to three years later, it was clearly defined that those who consumed moderate amounts of alcohol were not only likely to circumvent dementia but also were in excellent physical health as well.