How binge drinking alters brain activity
How binge drinking alters brain activity Researchers uncover changes in brain activity associated with binge drinking. Earlier studies showed that alcoholic people have measurable changes in their resting brain activity. And now, for the first time, researchers find similar changes in the brains of non-alcoholic students who binge drink. Alcoholic beverages are consumed worldwide, but drinking to excess and with regularity carries a number of health warnings. Binge drinking is defined by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism as five or more drinks for men and four or more drinks for women over a 2-hour period. There is a range of long-term health risks associated with binge drinking, such as high blood pressure , heart disease , stroke , certain cancers, and liver disease. Aside from negative health outcomes, binge drinking also increases the risk of unintentional injuries, risky sexua...