Previous studies have suggested that long-term alcohol abuse causes brain damage and increases the risk ofdementia. However, researchers from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Illinois - who conducted this recent study - previously performed a meta-analysis that found drinking alcohol at moderate, social levels - a maximum of two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women - may reduce risk of dementia and cognitive impairment during aging. [man with bottles of alcohol] Studies have suggested that long-term alcohol abuse causes brain damage and increases the risk of dementia.
The team reasons that alcohol in moderate amounts "toughens up" brain cells, which makes them more resilient to damage, but that excessive amounts of alcohol overwhelms the cells, causing neuroinflammation and cell death. To investigate the extent to which omega-3 fish oil may…
