Drinking alcohol lowers blood pressure
Published January 2nd, 2007
People with high blood pressure need not be teetotal and may benefit from a regular tipple, a US study suggests.
Men with hypertension reduced their risk of a heart attack by having a drink or two a day, the study in Annals of Internal Medicine found.
But experts warned too much alcohol can raise blood pressure and said the findings should not be used as a licence to drink.
They stressed that alcohol can harm and should not be used as a medicine.
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