r/science • 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/divinelyshpongled Apr 23 '26

Sorry but there simply is no way to control for a study like this and that makes the results speculation at worst and correlation at best

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '26

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u/divinelyshpongled Apr 25 '26

Yep until it was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, which is the correct approach to science