Abstract
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Certain patterns of alcohol consumption appear detrimental to older adults’ cognitive health, according to a pair of longitudinal cohort studies. In a study of older women, moderate drinking at a mean age of 81 years and initiation of drinking after a mean age of 68 years increased the odds of cognitive impairment. In a study of older men and women, those consuming large amounts of alcohol in a single sitting, socalled binge drinking, were more likely to be in the top decile of cognitive decline over time. These new fi ndings call into question what constitutes risky drinking in older adults and conventional practices of risk assessment, investigators reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2012.
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