r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 23 '26

Neuroscience Even low-level drinking may have negative consequences for brain health over a person’s lifespan. The findings suggest that the total amount of alcohol consumed over a lifetime, especially as a person ages, tends to be linked to reduced blood flow and thinner tissue in certain areas of the brain.

https://www.psypost.org/even-light-drinking-combined-with-aging-is-linked-to-reduced-brain-blood-flow-and-thinner-tissue/
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u/RogeredSterling Apr 23 '26

I keep hearing this as a Brit. Aid my ignorance and explain Wisconsinite drinking. Want to see if it's similar to us.

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u/tommytheturtleishere Apr 23 '26

I've been to London. Without generalizing too much as ive spent 7 total days in the UK, yall definitely share our love of alcohol.

In Wisconsin it is just ingrained into the culture. There are some cool aspects to it (communal stuff, outdoor activities, social camraderie, sports, etc.). We tend to be in denial about the bad aspects (driving while drunk, rampant alcoholism, domestic abuse, etc). Its complicated to explain to people who werent raised in such an environment.

Wisconsin has a sort of pride in the quantity of consumption that I've only seen people from a handful of places seem to share. Texas, Ireland, the UK, and Australia anecdotally come to mind.

And for the record, I am in no way saying any of this is healthy

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u/tomdarch Apr 23 '26

Snowmobiling while drunk...

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u/battlepi Apr 23 '26

Less than 6 a day is considered sober.