Why the study?
Does alcohol restriction reduce ambulatory blood pressure and improve heart rate variability in habitual male drinkers?
Population
33 Japanese male volunteers, habitual drinkers, mean age 37 +/- 1 years.
Comparison
Reduction of alcohol intake by at least half of… vs Maintenance of usual drinking habits for 3 weeks.
Design
Other
Follow-up
3 weeks
Authors
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May support short-term alcohol reduction for BP lowering in male drinkers; leaves open durability and generalizability.
Does alcohol restriction reduce ambulatory blood pressure and improve heart rate variability in habitual male drinkers?
A 3-week alcohol restriction in habitual male drinkers significantly reduces ambulatory systolic blood pressure and heart rate while improving parasympathetic indices of heart rate variability.
Minami et al. (2002) studied this question.
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