Yet another reason to end teen binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse among teen boys: Men who have high blood pressure are at increased risk of dying from either a heart attack or stroke if they go on alcoholic binges, according to a new study from Korea.
Dr. J.W. Sull and his colleagues at Eulji University studied 6100 people over the age of 55 years old. They defined binge drinking as six or more drinks on one occasion, and heavy binge drinking as 12.
- Men with high blood pressure who were binge drinkers increased their risk of death by heart attack or stroke almost four times, compared to those who abstain and do not have high blood pressure.
- Men who were heavy binge drinkers and who suffered from hypertension were 12 times as likely to die from heart attacks and strokes as those who had normal blood pressure and did not drink.
Almost 92% of American adults say they have participated in binge drinking in the past month, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Labels: alcohol abuse, health problems, binge drinking
Posted By: CRC Health Group