Tuesday, October 14, 2008

I just saw it on CNN.com: Does drinking alcohol shrink your brain?

 
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Overall, the more alcohol consumed, the smaller the brain volume, with abstainers having a higher brain volume than former drinkers, light drinkers (1-7 drinks per week), moderate drinkers (8-14 drinks per week), and heavy drinkers (14+ drinks per week). Men were more likely to be heavy drinkers than women. But the link between brain volume and alcohol wasn't as strong in men. For men, only those who were heavy drinkers had a smaller brain volume than those who consumed little or no alcohol.

 
   
   
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