Drinking May Raise Blood Pressure
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Published on 03/25/2008
U.K. researchers who compared individuals with a certain genetic
mutation that impairs alcohol metabolism -- thus discouraging drinking
-- to the general population found that those without the mutation and
who consume about three drinks daily have much higher blood pressure.
U.K. researchers who compared individuals with a certain genetic
mutation that impairs alcohol metabolism -- thus discouraging drinking
-- to the general population found that those without the mutation and
who consume about three drinks daily have much higher blood pressure.Gene Study Concludes that Drinking May Raise Blood Pressure, Hypertension Risk
U.K. researchers who compared individuals with a certain genetic mutation that impairs alcohol metabolism -- thus discouraging drinking -- to the general population found that those without the mutation and who consume about three drinks daily have much higher blood pressure, Science Daily reported March 6.
Some individuals -- mostly Asians -- have a genetic makeup that prevents them from metabolizing acetaldehyde from alcohol consumption, leading to a set of unpleasant side effects that tend to discourage drinking.
Researchers from the University of Bristol's Department of Social Medicine compared a group of people with this genotype to a group of study subjects with normal genotypes.
"This study shows that alcohol intake may increase blood pressure to a much greater extent, even among moderate drinkers, than previously thought," said lead researcher Sarah Lewis.
"Large-scale replication studies are required to confirm this finding and to improve the precision of our estimates."
The study was published in the journal PLoS Medicine.
This article summarizes an external report or press release on research published in a scientific journal. When available, links to the sources are provided above.
U.K. researchers who compared individuals with a certain genetic mutation that impairs alcohol metabolism -- thus discouraging drinking -- to the general population found that those without the mutation and who consume about three drinks daily have much higher blood pressure, Science Daily reported March 6.
Some individuals -- mostly Asians -- have a genetic makeup that prevents them from metabolizing acetaldehyde from alcohol consumption, leading to a set of unpleasant side effects that tend to discourage drinking.
Researchers from the University of Bristol's Department of Social Medicine compared a group of people with this genotype to a group of study subjects with normal genotypes.
"This study shows that alcohol intake may increase blood pressure to a much greater extent, even among moderate drinkers, than previously thought," said lead researcher Sarah Lewis.
"Large-scale replication studies are required to confirm this finding and to improve the precision of our estimates."
The study was published in the journal PLoS Medicine.
This article summarizes an external report or press release on research published in a scientific journal. When available, links to the sources are provided above.