New Research Concludes Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption Significantly Decreases and Deteriorates Brain Matter

New Research Concludes Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption Significantly Decreases and Deteriorates Brain Matter

A just-published study drawing from multimodal imaging data on a large sample size—nearly 37,000 adults—concluded significant losses of both gray and white brain matter are attributable to light-to-moderate alcohol intake.[1] Prior to this study, decades of research on alcohol consumption has demonstrated heavy drinking and alcoholism are leading contributors to worldwide disease and deaths, as…