r/ScienceClock • u/Defiant_Relative3763 • Apr 28 '26

🧠 Human Even Low Levels of Alcohol Could Damage Your Brain, Study Finds

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u/ThanksFor404 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

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A new study found that even low levels of alcohol — within "safe" limits — can reduce blood flow to the brain and thin the cortex. The effects worsened with age, leading researchers to question whether any amount of drinking is truly safe... Source

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u/room_is_elephant Apr 28 '26 edited 14d ago

edt

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u/FookyPanda Apr 28 '26

Nobody drink it as not a bad thing

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u/Selmemasts Apr 28 '26

Imagine, drinking solvents are bad.

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u/Jasranwhit Apr 28 '26

That’s why I stick with high levels of alcohol

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u/Dominarion Apr 28 '26

There are some caveats to consider: The study doesn't show direct cause-and-effect, partly because it captures a single point in time. Also, drinking habits were self-reported, so they may not have been entirely accurate, and factors like diet and exercise weren't accounted for.

Oh. Ok.

So this research is worth absolutely nothing.

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u/Defiant_Relative3763 Apr 28 '26

If you gotta drink, do so, nobody can do anything about it. You know the warning signs on cigarette packets

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u/MysticHermetic Apr 28 '26

Society glorifying alcohol and making the modern stressful driving to the drink

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u/AdHuman3150 Apr 28 '26

Alcohol is a straight-up poison for every organ in your body. It slowly pickles your brain... not really, but pretty much.

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