Unexpected Link Between Light Drinking and Dementia Risk

[gargamon]

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/988054

 

Drinking one or two cocktails a day may protect against dementia, while having three or more could increase risk, new research suggests.

Investigators assessed dementia risk using changes in alcohol consumption over a 2-year period in nearly four million people in Korea. After about 7 years, dementia was 21% less likely in mild drinkers and 17% less likely in moderate drinkers. Heavy drinking was linked to an 8% increased risk.

 

 

[mommysboy]

Interesting. There would need to be a lot more evidence than that, but it's a starting point.  For me, the problem was always limiting intake. If you can do it, I'd say a beer or glass of wine a day (just one) is likely beneficial. After that it becomes unhealthy in other respects.  I haven't had any alcohol for 5 years- I don't miss it and feel saner for it.  However I never found any alternative painkiller that remotely works as well as a bottle of wine.

[1FinickyOne]

There is a strong link between living and having dementia... for most of us, it is just a matter of time

[BigStar]

2 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

There is a strong link between living and having dementia... for most of us, it is just a matter of time

So, rationally speaking, one would wish to take measures to postpone that time as long as possible.

[1FinickyOne]

6 minutes ago, BigStar said:

So, rationally speaking, one would wish to take measures to postpone that time as long as possible.

Big Star - Big Win on stating the obvious... You will go far - live long and prosper

[Neeranam]

I guess my 2 large bottles of Sang Thip 'whisky' and a few large bottles of Chang a day, for a few years haven't helped my chances.

[BigStar]

4 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

Big Star - Big Win on stating the obvious... You will go far - live long and prosper

No, I give all that credit to you. What else you got? We're all going to die eventually?

[jvs]

36 minutes ago, mommysboy said:

Interesting. There would need to be a lot more evidence than that, but it's a starting point.  For me, the problem was always limiting intake. If you can do it, I'd say a beer or glass of wine a day (just one) is likely beneficial. After that it becomes unhealthy in other respects.  I haven't had any alcohol for 5 years- I don't miss it and feel saner for it.  However I never found any alternative painkiller that remotely works as well as a bottle of wine.

Have you tried Cannabis?

 

[Mickeymaus]

"Drinking one or two cocktails a day may protect against dementia, while having three or more could increase risk, new research suggests." 

 

This is the reason why I never drink cocktails. I only drink ????????????????????????????????????????. 

[mommysboy]

11 hours ago, jvs said:

Have you tried Cannabis?

 

Around 25 years ago in England it became de-criminalized for a short while and, true to form, I rather over indulged with predictable consequences. I guess I could give it a go again.  I do find moderation pretty difficult in all honesty. I'm not knocking smoking, drinking, pot, etc- it's just my problem, but an awful lot of people are the same.  My dad was a heavy smoker, and a bit of a boozer too, but it suited him- he came to a sticky end, had really bad health from 75 onwards, but I think we all go much the same way these days. Hard work did for him too!

[Sheryl]

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