Locally-brewed Nigerian lager beers and high blood pressure

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States)

OSTI ID:6059552

Adeniyi, F A.A.

Volunteers who consumed 88g alcohol/day (= 2.48L of lager beer) had elevated levels of systolic and mean arterial Blood Pressure. The association between consumption of locally brewed Nigerian lager beer with arterial hypertension was independent of age and weight. The true mechanism for the development of hypertension in these alcohol-users is at present not clear. All brands of lager beer investigated contain as much as five times the sodium content of potable water. It is desirable to evaluate the consequences of ingesting such quantities of sodium in lager beers. The effect of alcohol on other monovalent and divalent cations may shed some light onto the true mechanism for the pathogenesis of alcohol-induced hypertension. 15 references, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Ibadan, Nigeria
• OSTI ID: 6059552
• Report Number(s): CONF-860626-
• Journal Information: Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States), Conference: 20. annual conference on trace substances in environmental health, Columbia, MO, USA, 2 Jun 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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