Study Finds A Glass Of Beer Or Wine A Day Could Be Shrinking Your Brain
By: Patrick Damp/KDKA-TV
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - If you're one of those people who drink a glass of wine or beer at the end of the day to unwind...it could be shrinking your brain.
That finding comes to us from Friday's edition of the journal "Nature."
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The study found on average people at age 50 who drank a pint of beer or a six-ounce glass of wine every day aged their brains by two years.
However, the study contradicts previous research that previously showed moderate amounts of alcohol actually offered a health benefit for the brain.
One reviewer said the article is not definitive but does identify areas for future research.
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