Excessive drinking can increase dementia risk
Experts have warned that urgent action should be taken to avoid Britain heading for a dementia epidemic due to the Britons’ binge-drinking culture. ...
Experts have warned that urgent action should be taken to avoid Britain heading for a dementia epidemic due to the Britons’ binge-drinking culture.
The study, which has been published, in the British Journal of Psychiatry, relates excessive drinking to a loss of brain tissue.
Dr James Warner and Dr Susham Gupta say that now people are drinking almost double what they used to in the 1960s and cheaper alcohol can also be a cause. They believe that the problem can be avoided by introducing tough laws.
Excessive drinking is related to a higher risk of dementia, as alcohol accounts for almost a tenth of all cases and heavy drinking is considered to contribute to almost a quarter.
