correlational
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People who drink a lot of alcohol tend to have higher blood pressure, even if they eat lots of salty food or lots of potassium-rich food — the alcohol itself seems to be the link.
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The study found that people who drink a lot of alcohol tend to have higher blood pressure—even when you account for how much salt or potassium they eat—so yes, heavy drinking is linked to high blood pressure on its own.
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