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Alcohol 'Helps' Heart Disease

Alcohol can help prevent coronary heart disease - by raising HDL (good) cholesterol and by interfering with clotting. But claims should not be exaggerated because alcohol can also raise blood pressure, cause an irregular heart beat and can affect your health adversely in other ways.

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成人快手 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project