So I stopped Drinking any alcohol for 3 to 4 months a few years ago. My BP went down, Did not check cholesterol. But my BP wasn't really out of line and and at my last physical was virtually middle of the spectrum, based on my weight age etc. The biggest variable one has to keep in mind is that we are very very different and there are so many things that affect the numbers. So what works for one, will not work for another. This is why I chuckle a bit when some new diet BS comes out and people jump on the bandwagon when in the end, very few meet the claimed numbers. Same goes for Vegen's. Not everyone benefits from becoming a Vegen.
I am right around 5'8 (shrinking every year as I am fighting gravity) and weigh 160 to 165 consistently. Don't smoke, never have, Drink cocktails every 2 or 3 days, exercise modestly( walking, riding Mtn Bike, work around the house) and eat a reasonably well balanced diet for the most part and take no meds. Last physical was OK.