50 Facts You Learned at School That Are Not Real

ALCOHOL KILLS BRAIN CELLS

As part of their health education, most school kids learn that drinking alcohol kills brain cells. The truth is that moderate drinking doesn’t cause any damage in most cases. Heavy drinking absolutely can damage the brain, as well as the liver and other critical systems, but that damage isn’t the result of cell death. The amount of alcohol required to kill cells would kill the person first.

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