Little is known about the role of alcohol in determining change in body weight. In this paper,
the authors examine the relation between alcohol intake and body weight in 7,230 US adults …

Alcohol contributes more than 10 per cent of the total caloric intake of adult drinkers in the
United States. However, the effect of alcohol on body weight has not been adequately …

Background Recent reports suggest that alcohol use may have a protective effect on obesity.
This study explores association between obesity and alcohol consumption in the non …

Alcohol could contribute to obesity. The authors examined the relation between drinking
patterns and body mass index (BMI)(weight (kg)/height (m) 2) by pooling cross-sectional …

Objective: To examine prospectively the relationship between alcohol and 8‐year weight
gain in women. Research Methods and Procedures: A prospective study of 49, 324 women …

Background. Reported alcohol intake has an inverse association with body weight in women
but is related to greater weight or no differences in weight in men. However, the relationship …

Background: There is uncertainty as to whether regular alcohol consumption contributes
directly to weight gain and the risk of obesity. Objective: We examined the relation between …

OBJECTIVES: Aside from fat, ethanol is the macronutrient with the greatest energy density.
Whether the energy derived from ethanol affects body composition and fat mass is …

Objective: Serum lipids, blood pressure and body mass may mediate the U-shaped
relationship of alcohol consumption with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart …

The relation of alcohol use to calorie intake and adiposity was studied in 155 non-smoking,
overweight men. Alcohol use and calorie intake were assessed by 7-day dietary record, and …