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Moderate drinking of alcohol by elderly women is good for health

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  A moderate glass of wine a day can help prevent mental decline. A research team composed of epidemiologists from the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a long-term survey of more than 12,000 women aged 70 to 81. The findings found that moderate daily drinkers were 23% less likely to suffer intellectual impairment over a two-year period than nondrinkers, and that beer drinkers and beer drinkers were Grape Drinkers did not perform significantly differently.

Moderate drinking of alcohol by elderly women is good for health

  Researchers speculate that the reason why moderate drinking is good for the brain may be that drinking alcohol can promote cardiovascular function and improve blood circulation, thereby protecting the brain's cognitive ability and preventing strokes with subtle symptoms.

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