Homepage Wine and Health Drinking wine could limit the risk of contracting Alzheimer’s disease.
According to Kaycee Sink, one of the authors of the study, which was presented in connection with a Vienna conference of experts on the subject of Alzheimer's disease, the study group was then divided into four sub-groups: no alcohol, between one and seven glasses per week, eight to fourteen glasses per week and more than fourteen glasses consumed.
After examining the patients every six months it appeared that those who limited their consumption of alcohol to one to two glasses of alcohol per day, particularly wine, the risk of contracting Alzheimer's disease was reduced by 37%.
On the other hand, amongst those already showing minor memory problems and who drank more than 14 glasses per week, the risk of Alzheimer's was as much as doubled in comparison with those who did not drink alcohol at all.
In another study presented by the Californian Medical Centre, San Francisco, it was discovered that amongst war veterans of more than 55 years old, the risk of developing the disease was doubled amongst those who already suffered from post-traumatic problems. Some 181,093 veterans of 55 years old and older, of which 53,155 were suffering from such problems, were observed in 2001 and 2007 for the purpose of this study.
Some 6000 scientists, medical doctors and experts concerned with Alzheimer's are participating at this conference until 16th July, 2009.
With the increase in life expectancy, these scientists estimate that approximately 16,2 million people in Europe will suffer from this disease in 2050 as opposed to the 7,1 million recorded in a census in 2000.