Moderate drinkers '25% less likely to develop dementia'

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According to the latest research, light to moderate drinkers are 25 per cent less likely to develop dementia than those who do not drink any alcohol.

Research studies, based on a survey of 10,000 people worldwide, explored links between drinking and dementia through meta-analysis of 15 research studies.

Results of studies were followed up with participants at intervals over two to eight years, according to study leader Kaarin Anstey, of the Australian National University.

"We found that light to moderate drinkers were 28 per cent less likely to develop Alzheimer's than non-drinkers, 25 per cent less likely to develop vascular dementia, and 26 per cent less likely to develop any dementia'," Ms Anstey said.

The report was published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Some of the research projects considered in the ANU synthesis study only reported whether participants were drinkers or non-drinkers and did not explore the extent of their drinking.

The news comes as research carried out by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that people who do not drink alcohol have an increased risk of anxiety and depression.