WOW! I can see that this article has brought out some interesting defensiveness of alcohol use among the posters here. Alcohol, in moderation may extend life and health. However, I think most of you missed this statement in the article. ...”Alcohol use disorders are the most important preventable risk factors for the onset of all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia. This according to a nationwide observational study, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, of over one million adults diagnosed with dementia in France.”... The key words are “Alcohol use DISORDERS,” which means alcoholism and addiction to alcohol. If you think alcoholic dementia is not a problem in alcoholism over years, then that is your choice. But, buyer, beware. Once this kind of dementia has set in, it is not reversible. I have seen it in the field of mental health and among my own family and friends. I hope and pray all you will be able to enjoy drinking in moderation for life and good health but some are prone to addiction and are at risk for all those bad things which come with it, which also brings that suffering to those who love them.
I would never advocate for the use of alcohol... It kills millions every year due to liver disease, mental problems, car accidents and violence caused by its use. And dementia that affects the young is a very serious problem... That being said, I know young people in their 60s and 50s who have been affected by dementia and they were not alcoholics and never drank alcohol.
This study indicates that 57% of the 57,000 respondents (interesting they come up with 57 twice) who are suffering from early onset dementia may have gotten it because they drank alcohol... 43% of the respondents apparently did not drink... So some of those 57% with early onset dementia would have gotten it regardless of their drinking. The study doesn’t seem to address that question... How many of those 57% would have gotten dementia even if they hadn’t had a drop of booze??? Add that number to the percentage who didn’t drink and it would likely be 50-50... or maybe even skewed to the point where drinking affected less than half of the respondents. So if you drink you may get dementia and if you don’t drink you may get dementia.
Like a great deal of these ‘studies’ that are reported in the media you need to take it with a massive grain of salt. Eating this or drinking that may lead to this... If you want to adjust your lifestyle every time one of these studies appears feel free to do so... Or you can just stop wasting your time worrying about the future and start living for today instead of for tomorrow.
Really well said. Thank you.
I agree it about abuse; however i Can’t help but think that Auntie moonbeam cutting them off cold turkey contributed. As you get older it takes a while to balance out systems, Every minute change of dad’s medications brought new surprises(94 Advanced Parkinson). But not bringing a customary beer to watch the Superbowl really sent him loopy.