Alcohol reduces the volume of the brain. The higher dose of alcohol, the greater the risk of a reduction in the volume of the brain, say scientists. It has long been known that as we age his brain becomes smaller and loses about 1.9% of its volume in a decade. Furthermore, there are diseases that affect the brain, such as brain volume increases with the development of dementia. Researchers from Wellesley College conducted a study with the participation of 1,800 people. Specialists carried out a survey and tested (including images of the brain took) the participants of the experiment, since 1971. A detailed description of the experiment in the journal Archives of Neurology published. The questionnaire, which was filled for the experiment, and found. The number of servings of alcohol they consumed during the week Comparison of the results of the questionnaires and data analysis led to the conclusion that more and more a person drinks, the more "shrink" his brain. Previously it was thought that moderate alcohol consumption can positively prevent the brain as well as in small doses, alcohol heart disease, but these ideas were wrong.
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