Friday, January 28, 2005

Alcohol May Prevent Dementia

Evidence is mounting that moderate alcohol intake can fight age-related cognitive decline.

Mark Espeland of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and colleagues have provided support for a study published just a few days ago showing that a drink a day keeps cognitive decline away.


"In our study, older women who drank moderate amounts of alcohol tended to perform better on tests for cognitive function and dementia," says Espeland. "Most of these women drank one or two drinks per day."


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