This is what research into dementia shows in a rural district of Pennsylvania. The study involved 1,277 persons aged 65 years or more, 61% of whom were women not staying in rest homes for elderly people, The researchers discovered several differences between the groups. As the most significant result they found that minimum or moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a lower degree of mental deterioration in important cognitive tests compared with that for the group of total abstainers. The researchers recommend of course the “PC” thing in the USA: this is NOT a plea to start drinking alcohol.

Newsletter October / November 2006