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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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1 posted on 03/08/2022 8:26:29 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

I don’t understand!


2 posted on 03/08/2022 8:27:41 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

Huh. What?


3 posted on 03/08/2022 8:27:41 AM PST by FLNittany
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To: Red Badger

And the fake vaccine is 95% effective and safe.
80% of everything is fake.


4 posted on 03/08/2022 8:28:00 AM PST by cp124 (Living under medical tyranny. )
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To: brownsfan
I don’t understand!

Exactly!

5 posted on 03/08/2022 8:28:31 AM PST by fwdude (Every time I see someone voluntarily masked in public, I know I'm looking at a vaccinated person.)
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To: Red Badger

Huh?


6 posted on 03/08/2022 8:29:16 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: Red Badger

In one day? Stupid article


7 posted on 03/08/2022 8:29:16 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: cp124

I guess with wine, you can have a healthy heart, but a pickled brain.


8 posted on 03/08/2022 8:29:16 AM PST by fwdude (Every time I see someone voluntarily masked in public, I know I'm looking at a vaccinated person.)
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To: Red Badger

This explains much.


9 posted on 03/08/2022 8:29:17 AM PST by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Red Badger

Welp….I should be in a wheelchair and adult diapers then


10 posted on 03/08/2022 8:29:33 AM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: Red Badger

Okay, from now on, I’ll drink 3 or more.


11 posted on 03/08/2022 8:29:46 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah....but it only kills the weak brain cells leaving my brain stronger.....


12 posted on 03/08/2022 8:29:55 AM PST by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: Red Badger

If true, my brain should be about 4000 years old.


13 posted on 03/08/2022 8:30:09 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE ( ‘When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.’)
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To: Red Badger

87% of all statistics are made up on the spot, including this one.


14 posted on 03/08/2022 8:30:09 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Red Badger

You gotta go somehow, Father Time is pitching a perfect game, might as well go after a couple of really fine lagers.


15 posted on 03/08/2022 8:30:18 AM PST by srmanuel (`)
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To: Red Badger

So 4 beers=20 years? I know some folks that are in BIG trouble.


16 posted on 03/08/2022 8:30:20 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Red Badger

Whew! Thank goodness I don’t stop at 2.


17 posted on 03/08/2022 8:30:21 AM PST by tnlibertarian
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To: brownsfan

This explains Hillary..................


18 posted on 03/08/2022 8:30:50 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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19 posted on 03/08/2022 8:31:08 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: brownsfan

I don’t understand either. Explain it to me like I am Kamala Harris.


20 posted on 03/08/2022 8:31:27 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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