TOO much alcohol dulls your senses, but a study in Japan shows that moderate
drinkers have a higher IQ than teetotallers.
Researchers at the National Institute for Longevity Sciences in Aichi
Prefecture, 250 kilometres west of Tokyo, tested the IQs of 2000 people between
the ages of 40 and 79. They found that, on average, men who drank
moderately—defined as less than 540 millilitres of sake or wine a
day—had an IQ that was 3.3 points higher than men who did not drink at
all. Women drinkers scored 2.5 points higher than female teetotallers.
The type of alcohol…
