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From a cohort of approximately 21,000 people in the UK, alcohol consumption above about 4 drinks per week was associated with markers of higher brain iron in multiple basal ganglia regions, which was in turn associated with poorer scores on tests of executive function, fluid intelligence, and reaction speed.

Although many studies have claimed that moderate alcohol consumption and drinks such as red wine can be healthy for the human heart, a new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology 2022 meeting takes a contrarian viewpoint and draws a link between alcohol consumption and heart failure in people with hypertension, diabetes, or obesity.

Drinking beer and spirits is linked to elevated levels of visceral fat, which is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and other health complications. Moderate wine consumption shows no such association with levels of this harmful fat and may even protect against it.

Habitual alcohol consumption at all levels has been found to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between level of consumption and risk is not linear, and at lower consumption levels, other lifestyle patterns have mitigating effects.