Scientists have found that a daily cocktail or glass of wine could help delay dementia. Their research has shown that alcohol is an anti-inflammatory (inflammation promotes Alzheimer's) and raises good HDL cholesterol, which helps ward off dementia.
According to a Finnish study, adults who binged in midlife at least once a monthu00a0 -- drinking, for example, more than five bottles of beer or a bottle of wine at one sittingu00a0 -- were three times more likely to develop dementia, including Alzheimer''s, 25 years later.
