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'Nkwu' is the generic name for all kinds of alcoholic liquors locally brewed from palm sap. It is the beverage commonly consumed in the mid-western and eastern Nigeria. No information is yet available on the parameters, body mass index and visual acuity. Seven hundred and thirty-eight apparently healthy-looking, and most suitable men, who gave their consent were selected after interview. The results showed that long induced significant increase in mean blood pressure parameters (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial blood pressure and pulse rate) in older men (41-50 and 51-60 age brackets) when compared with their respective age-matched control (non-drinkers) mean value. Such drinking pattern also significantly (P＜0.05) reduced their body mass index when compared with similar control values. By extension, it can be cardiovascular dysfunction and nutritional complications. However, further epidemiological, biochemical and post-mortem investigations are required in order to generate data and information needed to alert the communities, and possibly advise the lay public.
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