Wine has the effect of softening blood vessels, and patients with high blood pressure can drink it appropriately. Drinking a small amount of red wine has the health-care effect of dilating blood vessels. 1-2 cups a day is enough, and no more than 30-50ml each time. However, excessive drinking can also be detrimental to blood pressure. If you already have moderate to severe high blood pressure, you still cannot drink alcohol, even wine. Can you drink red wine if you have high blood pressure?
Different alcoholic beverages have different effects on raising blood pressure. Red wine has less effect on blood pressure and contains more polyphenols than other alcoholic beverages. Many studies have found that polyphenols can reduce cardiovascular disease. occurrence. Red wine (red wine) does have a protective effect on blood vessels, as well as promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, nourishing the skin, strengthening the body and prolonging life. Ancient Chinese medical scientists have long recognized its pharmacological effects.
Modern medicine believes that red wine has the functions of sedating, promoting blood circulation, diuresis and sterilization, increasing appetite, and preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases. Some scholars have reported that elderly people who drink 3-4 glasses of red wine a day are 25% more likely to suffer from dementia and progeria than those who do not drink. What are the consequences of drinking red wine for people with high blood pressure?
This has a lot to do with the amount of red wine you drink. For example, drinking 50ml of red wine every day is definitely different from drinking 1000ml of red wine every day. It is clear that excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to cardiovascular disease. But it's still unclear whether drinking a small amount of alcohol is good. Some studies support the benefits of drinking a small amount of alcohol, and some studies suggest that even a small amount of drinking is not necessarily good.
Therefore, if patients with high blood pressure drink red wine, drinking less red wine may not have any effect. Drinking too much will definitely be detrimental to blood pressure control. In addition, it also increases the risk of stroke, coronary heart disease and other diseases. A small amount of drinking can temporarily lower blood pressure
This may be related to the vasodilation effect of alcohol metabolite acetaldehyde. And a small amount of drinking can reduce the probability of sudden heart disease in patients with high blood pressure. If men do not exceed 50ml of high-alcohol liquor per day (1 tael, alcohol content lt; 25 g, women’s alcohol content needs to be halved), it may reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. . Therefore, the relationship between alcohol consumption and blood pressure depends on the amount of alcohol consumed.
Excessive alcohol consumption, whether acute or chronic, can have devastating effects on physical and mental health. Long-term heavy drinking can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and increase the likelihood of high blood pressure and stroke. Conclusion
In general, it is beneficial for patients with hypertension to drink some red wine in moderation every day, but it is still recommended to drink it on the basis of blood pressure control, and in moderation. Excessive consumption will increase the burden on the cardiovascular system.
From the current point of view, more than 100ml of red wine, 50ml of white wine, and 300ml of beer per day is not good and is harmful to blood pressure and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.