Moderate Drinking May Alter Brain, Study Says

Moderate Drinking May Alter Brain, Study Says
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Many doctors recommend a glass of wine or beer a night as part of a healthy diet plan. However, a new study suggests that even moderate drinking may not be great for your brain.

Drinking in moderation can help our health, some research has showed. Many doctors recommend a glass of wine or beer a night as part of diet plans such as the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet, which have been proven to keep your heart and brain healthy. However, a new study suggests that even moderate drinking may not be great for your brain.


As part of the study, which was published Wednesday in the BMJ, researchers looked at people's weekly alcohol intake from the Whitehall II study, which tracks disease and social behaviors in a group of British civil servants for 30 years. University of Oxford and University College London scientists studied how participants fared with regular brain function tests and an MRI.



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