Alcohol harm greatest in three life stages – Bunbury Mail

Australians scientists have narrowed down the three stages in life when the effects of even moderate alcohol consumption are most harmful.
People are most at risk of the negative effects of drinking before they are born, between the ages of 15 and 29, and when over 65 years old, an editorial by academics from the University of NSW, University of Sydney and Kings College in London says.
Those three periods are times when the brain in undergoing dynamic changes, and is particularly sensitive to harm,…

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