Consumption of alcohol can reduce gray matter

The results showed that alcohol consumption may be badociated with changes in metabolite profile that include reduction of cerebral gray matter – involved in muscle control, sensory perception, self-control

Regular consumption of alcohol, even at moderate levels, can harm young people, especially girls – both their metabolism as well as gray matter volume, a study found.

The results showed that drinking can be badociated with changes in the profile of metabolites which includes reduction of cerebral gray matter – involved in muscle control, sensory perception, self-control.

The risk of these changes was higher among adolescent girls who drink a lot of alcohol [19659006] .Study has observed metabolite profile changes even among youth who consumed alcohol at a level that is socially acceptable, "said Noora Heikkinen of the University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, In addition, adolescents who consumed a lot of alcohol also had increased concentrations of 1-methylhistamine – formed in the brain from histamine produced by immune responses – which, in turn, was badociated with a reduced volume of cerebral gray matter. [19659005] "Our results suggest that histamine production is increased in the brains of adolescents who drink heavily.This observation may help in the development of methods that can detect early adverse effects caused by alcohol ", said Heikkinen.

"Possibly, this could also contribute to the development of new treatments to mitigate these adverse effects."

In the study, published in the journal Alcohol, the team badyzed data on the profiles of metabolites of young adults drinking water and light and used MRI to measure their gray matter volumes.

The biological implications of alcohol consumption in adolescents and could contribute to the development of new treatments, the researchers said.

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