Cutting alcohol leads to better mental health: study
| Jul 8, 2019, 17:25 IST
If you thought drinking while being “in limits” would do no harm, we suggest you think again. According to researchers, quitting alcohol completely can improve mental well-being, especially women.
Moderate drinking or drinking “in limits” can be defined as 14 drinks or less a week for men and 7 drinks or less for women. The study also found that men and women who gave up alcohol had the highest level of mental well-being at the beginning of the study.
When it came to women, those who drank moderately and quit also showed a favourable change in mental well-being. The results of the test were published in the journal CMAJ.
“Alcohol works in a way that may depress our central nervous system and may fluctuate our mood as it lowers the levels of serotonin in our brain. Regular consumption changes the chemistry of the brain and results in the depletion of our mental health,” Mrinmay Kumar Das, Senior Consultant at Jaypee Hospital in Noida told IANS.
“To increase the brain volume and to deal with all sorts of situations, abstinence is required,” he added.
Moderate drinking or drinking “in limits” can be defined as 14 drinks or less a week for men and 7 drinks or less for women. The study also found that men and women who gave up alcohol had the highest level of mental well-being at the beginning of the study.
When it came to women, those who drank moderately and quit also showed a favourable change in mental well-being. The results of the test were published in the journal CMAJ.
“Alcohol works in a way that may depress our central nervous system and may fluctuate our mood as it lowers the levels of serotonin in our brain. Regular consumption changes the chemistry of the brain and results in the depletion of our mental health,” Mrinmay Kumar Das, Senior Consultant at Jaypee Hospital in Noida told IANS.
“To increase the brain volume and to deal with all sorts of situations, abstinence is required,” he added.