ReviewCurrent obesity reports2015
Alcohol Consumption and Obesity: An Update.
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317 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 626 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Digital Interventions on Healthy Lifestyle Management: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
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- Testing the influence of nutrient content claims and a health warning label on consumer perceptions of ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages: an online randomized experiment.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2025Trial
- Association of monetary diet cost of foods and diet quality in Spanish older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Efficacy of calorie labelling for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages on restaurant menus on noticing information, calorie knowledge, and perceived and actual influence on hypothetical beverage orders: a randomized trial.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2022Trial
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- A genetically informed cross-lagged twin study of the longitudinal association between addiction-related behaviors and obesity.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Online nutritional disclosure of alcoholic beverages in South Africa is predominantly limited to alcohol by volume, with key nutrients omitted.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- Association of diet and physical activity with overweight and obesity in people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study in Brescia, Italy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Royal Jelly and 10-Hydroxy-2-decenoic Acid Mitigate Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice via the Gut-Microbiota-Metabolite Axis.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2026Article
- Dose-Related Associations Between Physical Activity and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- Interpreting higher-order dependence in multimorbidity using cohort data: A partial information decomposition approach.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Alterations in glucose and insulin resistance following stress and alcohol cues predict alcohol craving in those with AUD and obesity: A preliminary study.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026 · on this mapArticle
- Weight change and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in overweight and obese patients after acute coronary syndromes.European heart journal open · 2026Article
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Abstract
Recreational alcohol intake is a widespread activity globally and alcohol energy (7 kcal/g) can be a contributing factor to weight gain if not compensated for. Given that both excessive alcohol intake and obesity are of public health interest, the present paper provides an update on the association between alcohol consumption and body weight. In general, recent prospective studies show that light-to-moderate alcohol intake is not associated with adiposity gain while heavy drinking is more consistently related to weight gain. Experimental evidence is also mixed and suggests that moderate intake of alcohol does not lead to weight gain over short follow-up periods. However, many factors can explain the conflicting findings and a better characterization of individuals more likely to gain weight as a result of alcohol consumption is needed. In particular, individuals who frequently drink moderate amounts of alcohol may enjoy a healthier lifestyle in general that may protect them from weight gain. In conclusion, despite the important limitations of current studies, it is reasonable to say that alcohol intake may be a risk factor for obesity in some individuals, likely based on a multitude of factors, some of which are discussed herein.
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