{"id":3759,"date":"2023-10-20T12:53:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T01:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/stop-shrinking-your-brain-cut-out-the-booze\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T12:53:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T01:53:40","slug":"stop-shrinking-your-brain-cut-out-the-booze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/stop-shrinking-your-brain-cut-out-the-booze\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Shrinking Your Brain \u2013 Cut Out the Booze?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Alcohol Use: Cutting Back or Quitting May Reverse Brain Shrinkage<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A study has found that quitting or cutting back on drinking can improve brain health.<\/li>\n<li>Those who reduced their drinking to a low-risk level had less brain shrinkage.<\/li>\n<li>The authors suggest that cutting back may be a more doable goal for people with AUD.<\/li>\n<li>Some will be able to cut down on their drinking through strategies like mindfulness.<\/li>\n<li>Others, however, may benefit from professional help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A new study published in&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/acer.15169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research(Trusted Source<\/a>)&nbsp;indicates that, for people with alcohol use disorder, even reducing alcohol consumption can be helpful when it comes to brain health.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niaaa.nih.gov\/publications\/brochures-and-fact-sheets\/understanding-alcohol-use-disorder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism(Trusted Source<\/a>), alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a brain disorder characterized by an inability to stop or control your alcohol use even though it negatively affects your relationships, health, or work life.<\/p>\n<p>The study found that when people with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/alcohol-use-and-abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alcohol use disorder<\/a>&nbsp;either reduced their alcohol intake or quit drinking completely, they had greater volume in particular regions of the brain than people who drank more heavily.<\/p>\n<p>(More:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/drinking-alcohol-can-shrink-your-brain-cutting-back-or-quitting-can-help-it-regrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can Brain Shrinkage From Alcohol Be Reversed? 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