We all know that alcohol is not good for the health, at least too much of it. Every time I think about this topic, I remember that line from an old Star Trek book I read as a teenager; something about alcohol being a poison that man imbibes voluntarily. I think it was from the book about Spock dying….
Anyhow, this knowledge has not sunk in for so many people. Even with hard scientific facts, hard drinking seems to be prevalent in many nations. There is even this recent study about how heavy drinking is the cause in 1 out of 4 cases of dementia. MSN Health has the story:
Three UK newspapers, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph and The Guardian, reported on Monday that excessive alcohol consumption could be to blame for one in four cases of dementia.
The reporting was based on a peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Alcohol & Alcoholism, that found that heavy drinkers can begin to experience serious memory problems as early as their 40s, and that women are more susceptible to cognitive impairment because they metabolize alcohol less effectively.
Jane Marshall, M.D., one of the authors of the study, tells The Telegraph, “People think that dementia is something that happens to people over 65. But a lot of those under 65 have got cognitive problems and a large proportion of the problems in that group are related to alcohol.”
I honestly do not see any reason to question these statements. I guess it’s all a matter of personal choice. If one wants to party now and suffer tomorrow, then that’s his problem. As for me, this is a stark reminder that drinking should ALWAYS be done in moderation.
译文:
过度饮酒=痴呆症状
我们都知道酒精对健康不好，至少太多酒精不好。每次我想到这一点，我都会记起年轻时读过的老星历程那本书中的一句话；一些关于酒精是人类自愿饮下的毒药的说法。我想是从一本关于Spock死亡的书中看到的...
不管怎样，这种观念并没有被许多人接受。即使有确凿的科学事实，过度饮酒似乎在许多国家都很普遍。甚至最近的一项研究表明过度饮酒如何导致四分之一的痴呆症状的案例。MSN Health 的报道：
《每日邮报》，《电讯报》和《卫报》三家英国报纸周一报道，四分之一的痴呆症状的案例归因于过度的酒精消耗。
这篇报道基于一项经过同行评议的研究，刊登在杂志《酒精l & 酒精中毒》上，人们发现过度饮酒者可能在四十几岁就会经历严重的记忆问题，女性更容易受到认知损伤的影响，因为她们对酒精的代谢机能效力较小。
医学博士Jane Marshall，是这项研究的发起人之一，她告诉《电讯报》，“人们认为痴呆症状是超过65岁才会发生的事情。但是许多不到65岁的人们已经有了认知问题，而大部分问题都归因于与酒精有关。”
我真诚地不想看到对这些陈述质疑的任何理由。如果一个人现在想去派对，明天经受宿醉，那么那是他的问题。对于我来说，这完全是个提醒，喝酒总是应该适量。