New Study Finds Just One Drink Shrinks Your Brain, or Does it? (E90)
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Gill discusses the new study that was published a few days ago about how even just one drink a day can shrink your brain. She explains what this study found, how the study was performed, and what she thinks of the results. She relates this to studies about how alcohol is healthy and teaches you how to identify whether a study's results are fact or just an association.
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CNN Article
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/health/alcohol-brain-shrinkage-wellness/index.html
Wine Spectator Article
https://www.winespectator.com/articles/new-study-suggests-red-wine-reduces-covid-infection-rates
Sources
Daviet, R. et al. Associations between alcohol consumption and gray and white matter volumes in the UK Biobank. Nature Communications. 2022.
LaMotte, S. Just one drink per day can shrink your brain, study says. CNN. 2022.
Topiwala, A. No safe level of alcohol consumption for brain health: observational cohort study of 25,378 UK Biobank participants. medRxiv. 2021
Topiwala A, Allan C L, Valkanova V, Zsoldos E, Filippini N, Sexton C et al. Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline: longitudinal cohort study BMJ 2017; 357 :j2353
Zhang R, Shen L, Miles T, et al. Association of Low to Moderate Alcohol Drinking With Cognitive Functions From Middle to Older Age Among US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(6):e207922.
Cite this episode
Tietz, G. Episode 90: New Study Finds Just One Drink Shrinks Your Brain, or Does it? Sober Powered. 2022.
