Posted on 09/09/2020 3:08:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Men who lose consciousness after drinking alcohol are up to three times as likely to develop dementia within the next 10 years, according to an analysis published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open.
Women who "passed out" after consuming alcohol were more than twice as likely to develop dementia over the next decade, the data showed.
Overall, the risk for early-onset dementia -- which develops in people age 65 and younger -- was twice as high among drinkers who "passed out," the researchers said.
"Our analysis ... suggests that binge drinking is a long-term dementia risk factor even if a person usually drinks moderately," study co-author Mika Kivimaki, a professor of epidemiology at University College London, told UPI.
Up to 6 million Americans have dementia, which may cause memory loss and communication problems, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
Research suggests that consumption of high quantities of alcohol in a short time can lead to "neurotoxic levels of alcohol," which can cause health complications, Kivimaki said.
One sign of alcohol neurotoxicity is losing consciousness or passing out, he said
It's possible that high alcohol consumption increases a person's risk for other diseases -- like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure -- which "contribute to dementia risk," according to Kivimaki.
More than one in four U.S. adults 18 years old and older acknowledge they "binge drink" -- or consume four or more drinks over a two-hour period -- the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism estimates.
To maintain a healthy level of consumption, men should drink no more than two alcoholic beverages per day -- or 14 per week -- while women should limit their intake to one drink per day, or seven per week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
RELATED Getting dizzy when standing could be risk factor for dementia For this study, Kivimaki and his colleagues reviewed data on more than 130,000 adults in Britain, France, Sweden and Finland, more than 1,000 of whom -- or 0.8% -- developed dementia over the course of a 14-year period.
Those who consumed more than 14 drinks per week, on average, were 16% more likely to develop dementia, compared to those who consumed less than the CDC's threshold, the data showed.
Overall, 10% of the study participants admitted that they had lost consciousness -- or "passed out" -- due to alcohol consumption during the past year.
Even if they reported "moderate" drinking normally -- defined as 14 drinks or less per week -- those who lost consciousness due to alcohol consumption at least once were just over twice as likely to develop dementia, the data showed.
"We found that alcohol-induced loss of consciousness was linked to doubling of dementia risk among both moderate and heavy drinkers," Kivimaki said.
Good to know. Chugging vodka and still consciouse.
That explains one of my exes..
Brain damage increase dementia risk.
Any drug abuse. Alcohol is a drug. Injuries.
Your brain is a physical organ. Treat it with care.
"Dude...wait...whut?"
Alcohol gets the better of me so I quit it last year.
“14 drinks a week”....LOL
Joe goes to the doctor
Doctor: Joe, I have bad news for you.
Joe: C’mon man. Give it to me straight doc.
Doctor: You got covid and you have Alzheimers.
Joe: Well at least I don’t have covid.
I think I heard something about this previously, but I was unable to recall.
What about having a doctor root around in your brain with a grapefruit spoon?
Wish I’d known that 30 years ago.
I worked with some people from a different part of the country whose sole aim was to get so drunk they would pass out. Then they would brag about it the next day. “Boy, did I get drunk last night!!! Oh, did I get really drunk!!!” Scientists who study the brain say that kind of drinking turns off all parts of the brain except the very last part that keeps you alive. The next step is death.
This makes sense to me. There are no doubt other factors but drinking to excess probably is one for dementia.
What was I saying?🤔
Define passing out.
I’m allergic to alcohol, everytime I get drunk I breakout in handcuffs.
https://ruqqus.com/post/1t1/....Shows where it began.
No wonder nobody on FR reads the article - but thinks they did. (Unfortunately, they don’t fergit to post a reply - a damn selective ailment).
I knew a young man in his 30’s that literally fried his brain on alcohol. It made a vegetable out of him and put him in a nursing home for life.
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