Thinking About a Glass of Wine? New Study Finds Moderate Drinkers May Have Superior Cognitive Skills. By Jacob Gaffneywww.winespectator.com reporter
Researchers based at University College London have put forward the latest food for thought on wine and health. They found that drinking alcohol, even in low amounts, might be associated with higher cognitive ability, especially for women.
Their study, published in the Aug. 1 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that people who consume anywhere from one drink a week up to 30 drinks a week performed better than nondrinkers on a battery of different tests designed to measure their intellectual ability. "Compared with abstainers, persons drinking one or two glasses of alcohol per day had a significantly lower risk of poor cognitive function," the authors wrote.
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