Study Finds There is No “Safe” Level of Drinking

There is no such thing as a “safe” level of drinking, with increased consumption of alcohol associated with poorer brain health, according to a new study. In an observational study, researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the self-reported alcohol intake of some 25,000 people in the UK, and their brain scans. Researchers also found no evidence that the type of drink — such as wine, spirits or beer — affected the harm done to the brain. What too much alcohol can do to your health. However, certain characteristics, such as high blood pressure, obesity or binge-drinking, could put people at higher risk, researchers added.