Alcohol use disorder largest risk factor for dementia

Shit.

study (pdf): http://www.thelancet-press.com/embargo/dementiaalcohol.pdf

press release: http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/about_camh/newsroom/news_rele...

I don't like when titles obscure the actual findings. It should be Alcohol abuse largest risk factor for dementia. Its not just drinking alcohol, its drinking alcohol problematically.

The scientific article states alcohol use disorder, not alcohol use.

The scientific article is about early onset dementia, not all dementia.

The scientific article uses a large sample size, but the entire population is French.

I would rewrite the title "Alcohol use disorder is the largest risk factor for early onset dementia in French population."

The title is terribly inaccurate. The study specifically mentions chronic heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders as the problem, not alcohol itself.