The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed

On the front of its Personal Journal section, the Wall Street Journal (12/22, D1, Beck, Subscription Publication) reports in “Health Journal” that drinking heavily on a chronic and long-term basis may cause brain damage and cognitive decline. To avoid those effects, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recommends no more than 14 drinks weekly or four on one day for men and no more than seven drinks weekly or three on one day for women.

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— “The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed,” Melinda Beck, WallStreet Journal, December 21, 2015.

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