Alcohol leads to brain damage in women and men, but according to the German scientists the damage is much more severe in women. Brain scans have shown that women are particularly subject to harmful effects of large amounts of alcohol, reports the DPA. Humanitarian organization “Alcohol concern” pointed out that these foundlings are alarming, considering that drinking is an increasing problems in female population in Britain. CT brain scans have been performed on 158 volunteers, including 76 men and women who suffer from alcoholism and 82 healthy people. Project leader Professor Karl F. Man MD from the Department of Addictive Behavior & Addiction Medicine of the Heidelberg University, pointed out that his team managed to establish that the alcohol addiction is developing much faster in woman than in men, which means faster progression of events that lead to addiction and early manifestation of harmful consequences.
Research results have shown that the brain damage occurs faster in women than in men. “We found greater brain atrophy in alcoholics than in healthy people,” said Professor Man. “Also, it is determined that brain mass reduction is the same in men and woman, but with women it takes significantly less time for it to happen.”
These results confirmed previous findings about the harmful effect of alcohol, such as mental disorders, heart damage, liver disease and diseases of Muscular and Skeletal Systems. It is known that all of these harmful consequences appear earlier in women than in men, even when they are in much lesser degree of exposure to alcohol, pointed out Professor Man.
Sorry, but I disagree !
Both my late husband & I were active drinkers for 30 yrs. Had perfect health, excellent careers, never sick nor out of work.
We both were hit in our mid to late 40′s with no warning, by permenant Grand-Mal Seizures, with no cure !
Since losing him, I’ve devoted every day, to spreading the warning, & have met many with the same, or with near complete deafness, blindness, rotted livers on waiting lists for replacement, and good old heart attacks. 95% of them have never spoken to anyone about their health affliction or the cause, due to shame.
Alcohol is the scourge of society, and unfortunately, with every country falling into financial horrors, it probably will only worsen.
May God help us all !
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