Chronic heavy drinking is known to elevate blood pressure. Sodium sensitivity also tends to raise blood pressure. New research indicates that withdrawal from heavy drinking may derange sodium ...

Breaking down the new 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines: why the new recommendation is to "consume less alcohol for better ...

According to Dr. Mark Houston, MD, FACP, a cardiologist and the director of the Hypertension Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, alcohol raises blood pressure shortly after drinking it.

THE question whether variation in the intake of alcohol or sodium chloride has any marked influence on serum lipids is of considerable interest in human pathology. Whereas several investigators have ...

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