8. Alcohol

There is not one health benefit of drinking alcohol. Intake of a large amount of alcohol causes a temporary increase in blood pressure, but prolonged abuse of alcohol results in increased levels of blood pressure and this causes hypertension along with other heart diseases. Intake of a large quantity of alcohol also causes obesity, and obese people are more liable to have high blood pressure. Thus, a person should limit their alcohol consumption as much as possible.
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