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Keeping alcohol consumption to one or two drinks a day lessened the odds of developing dementia, according to a study of nearly 4 million South Koreans.
However, drinking more than two drinks a day increased that risk.
“We found that maintaining mild to moderate alcohol consumption... decreased risk of dementia” said first author Dr. Keun Hye Jeon.
Alcohol use can be a risk factor for breast and other cancers, digestive problems, heart and liver disease, hypertension, stroke, and a weak immune system over time, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There are red flags for Alzheimer’s as well.
15 to 29.9 grams a day — the equivalent of two standard drinks in the US — the researchers categorized them as “moderate” drinkers.
The study was published in the journal JAMA Network Open and carried out at CHA University.
