In middle-aged, 'the person who did not drink' has a research result that the risk of dementia is 'high'

by Natasha Kapur

A study that investigated the relationship between drinking and dementia over a long period of time showed that those who did not drink at all in middle age had a higher risk of being diagnosed as dementia in later life It was.

Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and dementia in late life | The BMJ
https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k3164

Middle-aged non-drinkers may have 'higher risk' of dementia | Society | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/01/middle-aged-non-drinkers-may-have-higher-risk-of-dicationia

This study was started in the mid 1980's, targeting 9,000 public officials in London who were 35-55 years old at the time. Alcohol consumption was measured from 1985 to 1993 when the age of the subject was 50 years old, and then the condition of the subject was tracked over an average of 23 years. Whether the subject became dementia was examined from records such as hospital, mental health service, death record, and finally it seems that 397 of the subjects were diagnosed as dementia.

Researchers examined the risk of alcohol intake and dementia in later life in middle age, and those who did not drink during the middle-aged period were taking 1 to 14 units of alcohol per week The risk of dementia was higher by 45% than people. At this time, 1 unit indicates 10 ml of pure alcohol contained in alcohol .

by Justin Aikin

The researchers seem to think that the risk of cardiovascular disease in this group was high with regard to the cause of the increased dementia risk of the group that had been abstinent.

The researchers also found that the risk of dementia increased in groups that consume more than 14 units of alcohol per week, and every time the alcohol consumption per week increased by 7 units the dementia risk increased by 17% It is said that it increased.

by Zachariah Hagy

"The mechanism of the two groups may be different, but too much consumption of alcohol and oversimplicity is associated with increasing the risk of dementia," the researcher said.

Drinking by 14 units a week is equivalent to an average alcoholic beer 6 pints, and the UK chief medical officer says that both males and females should not drink more than 14 units a week. Also, Dr. Sara Imarisio of Alzheimer's Research UK says, "This study focuses on drinking during middle age, and we are not yet aware of the impact of drinking early in adults, which may be related to future dementia risk "Even people who did not drink even a single drop have experiences of having excessive drinking in the past and I think that it is difficult to judge the relationship between drinking and health.In the future It is necessary to investigate the drinking habit at every time of life and by doing so you will know about the relationship between alcohol and dementia. "