September 25, 2010

Just Two Drinks Slow Reactions in Older People, Research Shows

ScienceDaily for September 23, 2010 reported on drinking by older persons.

She said, "The results clearly show that even with low blood alcohol concentrations, reactions to sudden gait perturbations are seriously affected. After ingestion of 2 alcoholic drinks, obstacles were hit twice as often, response times were delayed and response amplitudes were reduced. These changes were most obvious in situations with little available response time."