Category: Sober living

However, this alcohol lowers blood pressure effect is usually temporary and can be followed by a rebound increase in blood pressure once the body metabolizes the alcohol. We included one trial (PATHS 1998), where trial participants were randomised to either a cognitive‐behavioural intervention to reduce alcohol intake or no intervention. It’s long been touted as […]

So, it was not possible to conduct a subgroup analysis based on blood pressure. For the planned subgroup analysis based on sex, no study reported male and female participant data separately. Thus alcohol decreases blood pressure initially (up to 12 hours after ingestion) and increases blood pressure after that. Alcohol consistently increases heart rate at […]