• Question: does alcahol slow down brain development

    Asked by baz01 to Suzi on 18 Jun 2011.
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      Suzi Gage answered on 18 Jun 2011:

      Hi @baz01
      Drinking lots of alcohol when your brain is still developing is not a good idea, I don’t know exactly what it does to your brain, but it is certainly thought that it can have a negative effect on development of intelligence, so this suggests it is having an effect on brain development.

      Have a look at this link, which explains more about alcohol’s effect on young bodies
      http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa67/aa67.htm

      Hope this helps!

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