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- Title
Alcohol intake in relation to body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: the importance of type of alcoholic beverage.
- Authors
Lukasiewicz E; Mennen LI; Bertrais S; Arnault N; Preziosi P; Galan P; Hercberg S; Lukasiewicz, Esther; Mennen, Louise I; Bertrais, Sandrine; Arnault, Nathalie; Preziosi, Paul; Galan, Pilar; Hercberg, Serge
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>Alcohol consumption may play a role in the development of obesity but the relationship between alcohol and weight is still unclear. The aim of our study was to assess the cross-sectional association of intakes of total alcohol and of specific alcoholic beverages (wine, beer and spirits) with waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI) in a large sample of adults from all over France.<bold>Design: </bold>Cross-sectional.<bold>Setting: </bold>Participants were free-living healthy volunteers of the SU.VI.MAX study (an intervention study on the effects of antioxidant supplementation on chronic diseases).<bold>Subjects: </bold>For 1481 women aged 35-60 years and 1210 men aged 45-60 years, intakes of total alcohol and specific alcoholic beverages were assessed by six 24-hour dietary records. BMI and WHR were measured during a clinical examination the year after.<bold>Results: </bold>A J-shaped relationship was found between total alcohol consumption and WHR in both sexes and between total alcohol consumption and BMI in men only (P<0.05). The same relationships were observed with wine (P<0.05); men and women consuming less than 100 g day(-1) had a lower BMI (men only) and WHR than non-drinkers or those consuming more. Spirits consumption was positively associated with BMI (linear regression coefficient beta=0.21, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.09-0.34 and beta=0.22, 95% CI: 0.06-0.39 for men and women, respectively) and WHR (beta=0.003, 95% CI: 0.001-0.005 and beta=0.003, 95%CI: 0.0002-0.006) in both sexes in a linear fashion. No relationship between beer consumption and BMI or WHR was found.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>If confirmed in longitudinal studies, our results indicate that consumption of alcoholic beverages may be a risk factor for obesity.
- Publication
Public Health Nutrition, 2005, Vol 8, Issue 3, p315
- ISSN
1368-9800
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1079/phn2004680