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posted by chromas on Thursday July 02 2020, @10:56PM   Printer-friendly
from the brainweiser dept.

You have to protect yourself.

Light drinking may protect brain function:

UGA study shows that for older people it could help cognitive condition

[...] The study examined the link between alcohol consumption and changes in cognitive function over time among middle-aged and older adults in the U.S.

[...] Compared to nondrinkers, they found that those who had a drink or two a day tended to perform better on cognitive tests over time.

Even when other important factors known to impact cognition such as age, smoking or education level were controlled for, they saw a pattern of light drinking associated with high cognitive trajectories.

The optimal amount of drinks per week was between 10 and 14 drinks. But that doesn't mean those who drink less should start indulging more, says Zhang.

"It is hard to say this effect is causal," he said. "So, if some people don't drink alcoholic beverages, this study does not encourage them to drink to prevent cognitive function decline."

Journal Reference:
Ruiyuan Zhang, Luqi Shen, Toni Miles, et al. Association of Low to Moderate Alcohol Drinking With Cognitive Functions in US Adults [open], JAMA Network Open (DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.7922)


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 03 2020, @12:55AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 03 2020, @12:55AM (#1015616)

    To paraphrase a Bill Hicks skit: "Follow your teachings or burn in hell for eternity? Well thank you God... for all those... options!"

    My original comment is true (not a "troll") and the reason we get the Pulse nightclub shooter and suicide bombers who drank.

    Abu Bakr:
    Every time I begin to pray, I imagine Allah standing before me and the king of death behind me, paradise on my right and hell on my left, and I do not know what my God will do to me.

    Sura 61
    10 You who believe, shall I show you a bargain that will save you from painful punishment?
    11 Have faith in God and His Messenger and struggle (jihad) for His cause with your possessions and your persons - that is better for you, if only you knew
    12 and He will forgive your sins, admit you into Gardens graced with flowing streams, into pleasant dwellings in the Gardens of Eternity. That is the supreme triumph.

    So Mohammed doesn't know if he will make it to Jannah but there's one sure way other muslims can get there. Jihad (struggle) becomes qital (killing) in other passages with the suicide passage in Sura 3:143 - "Before you encountered death, you were hoping for it".

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 03 2020, @08:37AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 03 2020, @08:37AM (#1015701)

    Kind of like the mafia saying - I've got a deal you can't refuse.

    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by coolgopher on Friday July 03 2020, @02:07PM

      by coolgopher (1157) on Friday July 03 2020, @02:07PM (#1015754)

      See Stargate with the Ori.

      I'm with O'Neill on this topic.