Fact-check: “People who drink alcohol have less likelihood of getting Alzheimer's”
Verdict: Misleading (82% confidence)
Older observational studies found apparent associations between alcohol consumption and reduced Alzheimer's risk, but more recent large-scale studies using genetic analysis (Mendelian randomization) found that any level of alcohol consumption increases dementia risk, with prior protective associations attributed to methodological biases such as reverse causation and confounding. The claim presents an outdated and contested finding as a general truth, which the current weight of evidence does no…
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