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Two beers a day damages human brains as much as 10 years of aging
https://newatlas.com ^ | March 6, 2022 | By Loz Blain

Posted on 03/08/2022 8:26:29 AM PST by Red Badger

A large study of more than 36,000 high-quality MRI brain scans has found that drinking four units of alcohol a day – two beers, or two glasses of wine – causes structural damage and brain volume loss equivalent to 10 years of aging.

The science on alcohol consumption can be confusing and overwhelming. A quick scroll through our coverage over the years will tell you it directly causes cancer, but also reduces inflammation and helps to flush toxins out of the brain. It stunts growth in developing brains by nearly 50 percent, it permanently damages your DNA and is confidently linked with early-onset dementia, but on the other hand, red wine contains antioxidant compounds that are good for your heart, and can even help protect you from bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease.

Some of these studies focus on regular, moderate alcohol intake. Others on sustained high-level alcoholism, and others still on the effects of occasional "binge" events. Some are human studies, some are animal or lab studies. Some are tightly controlled, others introduce the chaos of the real world. Some are small studies, some are large and diverse. It's hard to draw black-and-white conclusions to help you make decisions in your own life.

So here's the deal with the latest study that caught our eye. Led by a team from the University of Pennsylvania, this study examined brain MRIs from an impressive 36,678 patients, stored in the UK Biobank, all middle-aged or older. This study follows up on prior research that had focused on chronic heavy drinkers – a term that includes women that take three or more drinks on the average day, and men that take four or more.

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To: Red Badger

Wouldn’t that put a whole lot of folks in the minus range?


21 posted on 03/08/2022 8:31:36 AM PST by ryderann
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To: brownsfan

I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.


22 posted on 03/08/2022 8:31:42 AM PST by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.p)
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To: Red Badger

“Two beers a day”...over what time period?

We talkin’ a month? Four months? A year?

That sort of information is kind of important.


23 posted on 03/08/2022 8:31:44 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

“Explain it to me like I am Kamala Harris.”

Beer is a drink. It exists in bottles. It contains alcohol. Alcohol is powerful...


24 posted on 03/08/2022 8:32:53 AM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: Red Badger

What about sugar free root beer?


25 posted on 03/08/2022 8:33:10 AM PST by DannyTN (1)
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To: Red Badger

Would a 12 pack a day be like 40 years of ageing then?


26 posted on 03/08/2022 8:33:30 AM PST by BusterDog
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To: Red Badger

Yeah but it’s the last 10 years.


27 posted on 03/08/2022 8:34:00 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Red Badger

Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia

Conclusion The risk of dementia was increased in people who abstained from alcohol in midlife or consumed >14 units/week.

https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k2927


28 posted on 03/08/2022 8:34:02 AM PST by TTFX
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To: Red Badger

In this study did they ask for volunteers if so where did they get the volunteer, did they give away free drinks to get volunteers.


29 posted on 03/08/2022 8:34:54 AM PST by ReformedBeckite (1 of 3 I'm only allowing my self each day)
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To: Red Badger

That one comes abourt 30 years too late lol.


30 posted on 03/08/2022 8:35:36 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: fwdude
I've heard that alcoholics have really clean arteries.


31 posted on 03/08/2022 8:36:07 AM PST by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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To: Red Badger

Bull


32 posted on 03/08/2022 8:36:29 AM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged )
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To: fwdude
I guess with wine, you can have a healthy heart, but a pickled brain.

And be President!

33 posted on 03/08/2022 8:36:49 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Fauci is a despicable little turd)
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To: brownsfan

Easy.
If you drink 2 beers a day for 10 years, it is as bad as 10 years of aging.


34 posted on 03/08/2022 8:38:21 AM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: DannyTN

You’ll die of cancer from the saccharin............


35 posted on 03/08/2022 8:38:49 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Whew,I’m safe with 8 “units” of Bushmills per day!😎


36 posted on 03/08/2022 8:39:00 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Red Badger

NOOOOO!!!!! LOL


37 posted on 03/08/2022 8:39:35 AM PST by Sparticus (Primary the Tuesday group!)
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To: Red Badger
This is your brain.
No, that's an egg.
This is your brain on drugs.
No, that's an egg frying in a pan.
38 posted on 03/08/2022 8:39:35 AM PST by real saxophonist (Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
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To: Red Badger

39 posted on 03/08/2022 8:39:43 AM PST by Signalman
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To: Red Badger

Joe Biden must drank a lot of beer.


40 posted on 03/08/2022 8:40:30 AM PST by Radix (Politicians; the Law and the Profits )
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