Afghanistan, Sept. 28 -- A UK study published in the BMJ found that even light alcohol consumption may raise dementia risk, with researchers warning no level of drinking is completely safe.
A new UK study has found that even low levels of alcohol consumption may raise the risk of dementia, challenging long-held assumptions about safe drinking.
The research, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), analyzed data from 560,000 people and reviewed findings from 45 other studies covering 2.4 million participants.
Lead researcher Anya Topiwala, a clinical lecturer at the University of Oxford, said the study questions the belief that light or moderate drinking benefits brain health.
She warned that "even light or moderate alcohol consum...