What is the new health report on alcohol?
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New heart health guidelines now recommend that people with high blood pressure abstain from alcohol completely, reversing previous advice that allowed moderate drinking. Recent research links even moderate alcohol intake to increased risks of cancer, stroke, and especially high blood pressure.
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New heart health guidelines recommend going alcohol-free
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- Updated guidelines now advise people with high blood pressure to avoid alcohol entirely. 4s
- Previous recommendations allowed moderate drinking, but this is no longer advised. 10s
- Recent research links alcohol to increased risks of cancer, stroke, and high blood pressure. 1m 33s
- The World Health Organization has stated that no amount of alcohol is good for health. 1m 53s
- The new guidelines specifically target cardiac health and blood pressure concerns. 2m 6s
