While a raft of studies link moderate drinking with various health benefits, a noted British researcher warns that such findings must be viewed in context of the studies’ limitations.
Anya Topiwala, a clinical lecturer in old age psychiatry at the University of Oxford, is the lead author of a recently published study on the deleterious effects of alcohol on the brain. The study, which was published in June in The British Medical Journal, found that even moderate consumption of alcohol can cause brain damage.
