Older beer drinkers shown to have improved mental acuity

Modern Brewery Age, Nov 29, 2004

A study conducted at the University of Texas has concluded that older women who drink beer in moderation score better in memory tests than do total abstainers. Head researcher Dr. Graham McDougall presented his paper at the National Congress on the State of Science in Nursing Research, held Oct. 7th in Washington, D.C.

According to the researcher, the moderate drinkers appeared in all cases to perform better than non-drinkers.Women who consumed beer, wine and spirits in moderation were less prone to depression and have better general recall. The participants in the study averaged 75 years of age.