Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular mortality.(Tips)

From: American Family Physician | Date: December 15, 2004| Author: Miller, Karl E. | Copyright information

Two guidelines address alcohol consumption in patients with hypertension. The new American Heart Association advisory recommends that patients with hypertension avoid alcohol consumption. This recommendation conflicts with the Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC VI), which states that men should limit their alcohol intake to two drinks per day and women should limit their intake to one drin...

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