Heavy episodic drinking
Heavy episodic drinking has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 observational study in people; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Jun 18, 2026: “Association of Daily Alcohol Consumption and Drinking Patterns with Risk of Primary Malignant Brain Tumor in Korean Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study”.
1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated
See all 1 papers on heavy episodic drinking
At a glance
The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 2 independent labs in 2 countries.
“Daily alcohol consumption and heavy episodic drinking were not associated with tumor risk.”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 2 independent labs in 2 countries
- Funders: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt and 4 more
- Humans1
What did studies of heavy episodic drinking find?
1Studies of heavy episodic drinking measured 1 outcome; the most studied are primary malignant brain tumor (1 study).
Primary malignant brain tumor
no changein humans1
1 study
Primary malignant brain tumor
no changein humans1
Heavy episodic drinking was not clearly linked with primary malignant brain tumor in humans.
“Daily alcohol consumption and heavy episodic drinking were not associated with tumor risk.”
Humansbrain12 yearsn = 240,948
Journal of cancer prevention
What is heavy episodic drinking linked with?
1Studies link heavy episodic drinking with 1 measure, most often brain age gap (1 study).
Brain age gap
upin humans1
1 study
Brain age gap
upin humans1
Brain age gap is associated with heavy episodic drinking in humans.
“Furthermore, we observed higher brain age gap to be associated with heavy episodic drinking, higher blood pressure, and higher blood glucose.”
Humans
Linking Brain Age Gap to Mental and Physical Health in the Berlin Aging Study II
Frontiers in aging neuroscience