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Daily drink eases hypertensives’ heart risk -study
CHICAGO, March 22 (Reuters) - The protection against heart
disease from moderate drinking extends to men with high blood pressure, suggesting current advice for such patients to avoid alcohol is wrong, researchers said on Monday.
Long recognized as a stress reducer that cuts the risk of heart disease and strokes, wine and other forms of alcohol may have anti-clotting properties and boost blood levels of high-density lipoprotein, the so-called good cholesterol.
The study found that hypertensive men who drank moderately
• one or two drinks per day—had a 44 percent lower risk of dying from a heart attack than nondrinkers with high blood pressure.
Based on an ongoing survey of 14,126 male doctors, the Physicians’ Health Study, the five-year study concluded the overall risk of death was 28 percent lower among moderate drinkers with hypertension compared to hypertensive nondrinkers.
The benefit was also seen among light drinkers of one to six drinks a week, but the more alcohol consumed—as long as it remained moderate—the lower the risk of dying.