Change in Alcohol Intake in Relation to Weight Change in a Cohort of US Men with 24 Years of Follow-Up.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the potential effects of alcohol by subtype on reported long-term weight change.

Methods

This study examined changes in alcohol intake (total, wine, light beer, regular beer, and liquor) and simultaneous changes in reported body weight within 4-year periods from 1986 to 2010 from US men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. The study adjusted for age, changes in lifestyle and dietary covariates, and cardiovascular risk factors.

Results

The study included observations of 44,603 four-year periods from 14,971 men. Total alcohol, total beer, regular beer, and liquor intakes, modeled as the increase in weight per increase in drinks per day, were each directly associated with moderate weight gain over t

SUBMITTER: Downer MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679228 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature