Hypertension and drink controversy

Patients with hypertension should limit the amount of drinking alcohol, types and combining with their own situation Long-term drinking can lead to high blood pressure, limit alcohol intake can reduce the risk of hypertension. Our male long-term alcoholists more, in the She nationality and several other minority women also have the habit of drinking. All the researchers should control the amount of alcohol. Daily alcohol intake in male should not exceed 25 grams; women should not exceed 15 grams. Do not advocate in hypertensive patients with alcohol consumption, such as drinking, then should a few: liquor, wine ( or rice ) and beer volume are less than 50ml, 100ml, 300ml. In addition, if you already existing hyperlipemia, fatty liver, alcohol will further aggravate the disorder of lipid metabolism in patients with hypertension, so its vascular sclerosis speed will be accelerated development; drinking a little wine, in winter in cold area, or, for some patients, can improve local microcirculation.