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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by convolvatron on Sunday April 10, 2022 @09:38PM (#30983602)
quitting drinking dropped my BP from ~135/80 to ~115/65
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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by IWantToRelocate on Sunday April 10, 2022 @10:54PM (#30984056)
wow u got that high with drinking alcohol? did u went to see a doctor? i love drinking beer but i consider stopping everytime i feel my bpm increasing, it triggered panic attacks on me back in the day
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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by xen0 on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:40AM (#30986525)
Those are blood pressure readings, not heart rate.

And yeah, alcohol consumption tends to increase blood pressure.

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