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by Deborah Cooper
June 22, 2000
Moderate consumption of alcohol halves the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, according to a recent study. Compared to those who consumed little or no alcohol, sensible drinkers showed a 50 to 60 percent less chance of developing Alzheimer’s.
The study concluded that moderation remains the key. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines moderate drinking as consumption of two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.
In the 1990s, scientists began to link wine consumption and a lowered risk of heart disease in French people, who have a notoriously unhealthy diet.
The protective benefits of alcohol were discovered in tests of 238 people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at Boston University of Medicine. “Alcohol consumption within nationally recommended limits may offer some protection against developing Alzheimer’s disease,” according to Lindsay Farrar, PhD, head of the University genetics program.
Dr. Farrar cautions non-drinkers not to begin drinking as the mechanism by which alcohol exerts its health benefits is poorly understood, and there is a fine line between moderate and risky levels of consumption. Researchers will continue to investigate the association between the genetic risk of disease and contributing lifestyle factors such as drinking, smoking and diet.
Source: Boston University News Release
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