A new study found that men with hypertension reduced their risk of a heart attack by having a drink or two a day.

In the study, moderate alcohol consumption (one or two glasses of beer, wine or shots of liquor) actually reduced the risk of a heart attack, even if they had high blood pressure.

Light drinkers, who consumed less than one drink every two or three days, did not have a lower risk of heart attack than non-drinkers.

The study authors stressed that more than three drinks a day raises blood pressure and the risk of hypertension.

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