Alcohol-Use Disorder Is A Significant Risk Factor For Dementia, A New Study Warns

Alcohol-use disorder could increase the risk of acquiring all types of dementia.

A new study finds that alcohol-use disorders and chronic heavy drinking would likely have the higher risk of developing onset of all types of dementia, particularly early-onset dementia.

The study published in The Lancet Public Health journal examined the effect of alcohol use disorders and people who had mental and behavioral disorders or chronic diseases linked to the constant use of alcohol. The alcohol-use disorder involves the chronic use of alcohol or alcohol dependence.

Dr. Michael Schwarzinger, the lead author of the study and a researcher at the Transitional Health Economics Network in Paris, said that most new result is the significant contribution of alcohol-use disorders to the burden of dementia in the period of life expectancy. He further noted that it was surprised him that alcohol-use disorders had received so little interest in dementia research and public health policies, as pointed out by CNN.

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