http://www.blogigo.com/magnarx en violence8 violence8 Sat, 19 May 2007 09:55:32 +0200 daily 1 Alcohol and High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) has been recognised for nearly a century and especially the link between Hypertension and the excessive consumption of alcohol i.e. more than just the correct recommended intake of a few units (14 for women and 21 for men) a week. There have been several scientific studies over the last 100 years that have confirmed that Alcoholism is ONE of several causes of Hypertension. Originally it was suggested that alcoholism was a cause of hypertension irrespective of a whole range of other associated socio economic factors such as economic status, your age, race, weight, serum cholesterol levels or even tobacco use If you drink excessively, your blood pressure will rise. Hmmnnn…... It is quite a sobering experience when you look at it like that doesn’t it? The Pro’s and Con’s of drinking are not for this article and it is not for me to make valued pronouncements about the virtues of abstinence from alcohol but the simple fact is inescapable. Alcohol is a... Sat, 19 May 2007 09:55:32 +0200 http://www.blogigo.com/magnarx/magnarx/1/ http://www.blogigo.com/magnarx/magnarx/1/