The British study analyzed data on about 5,000 employees over a decade . The researchers found that male heavy drinkers two years earlier to experience a decreased ability to count and six years for the ability to remember faster than light or moderate drinkers .
The researchers admitted , this study is not the first study linking alcohol consumption with brain abilities . However , this study provides the age range the decline began to occur in heavy drinkers .
The study, published in the journal Neurology, also reveal the effects of cognitive decline occurs only in men . " However , the study participants consisted mostly of men . Thus , the number of women in the study may not be enough to make this conclusion is valid , " said Severine Sabia , the study researchers from University College London .
According to Sabia , there is no way to identify the specific minimum levels of alcohol consumption that can be risky for men . However , given the high risk , should limit everyone starts drinking alcohol since he was young .
