Weighted Average Loan Age - WALA. DEFINITION of 'Weighted Average Loan Age - WALA'. A dollar-weighted average measuring the age of the individual loans in a mortgage pass-through or pooled security, such as Ginnie Mae or a Freddie Mac security.
In which case, drinking a glass of wine a day seems harmless, even beneficial. But a team of researchers from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Womenâs Hospital in Boston have busted our wine-infused bubble, finding that just that one glass can increase the risk of breast cancer.
You raise an interesting point about the effects of alcohol on our risk of getting Vascular Dementia. Research suggests (as the article shows) that light to moderate consumption of wine (not beer) is actually good for our health.