Alcohol Reduces Dementia Risk
As long as not consumed in excess, alcohol appears to reduce the risk of dementia. Enough with 1-2 glasses per day, the risk of dementia can be avoided.
The research findings revealed by the researcher Kaycee Sink, MD, from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC finding, 1-2 alcoholic drinks per day may protect older people from the threat of dementia or senility.
But consumption is only applicable for prevention. If it had been experiencing mild cognitive problems when entering the age of 75 years, a little alcohol will accelerate the process of memory loss.
Those who are diagnosed have mild memory problems in early studies, it was more than twice the risk of having dementia than those who did not drink. These findings were also considering other factors such as smoking, education, depression, and other factors that could affect the risk of dementia.
The study shows, those who drank wine, beer or liquor as much as one or two drinks a day had a risk drink 37% less experience of dementia than those who drank no alcohol at all.
“This is the same risk reduction with the results of physical exercise three times a week or more,” said Kaycee Sink.
In a study presented at the International conference Alzheimer’s Association, 2009, Sink stressed person should not start drinking to prevent dementia or reason dementia.
“However, parents who are already accustomed to drinking moderate amounts do not need to stop this habit if they are normal cognitive function,” he said