SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2020
Experimental and observational studies on alcohol use and dietary intake: a systematic review.
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- Protein Decoys, Alcohol, and Energy Intake: Testing a Mechanistic-Ecological Model.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Review
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- Reduction in sugar intake after the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland: a difference-in-differences analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Lifestyle-Related Factors for Improving Diet Quality.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Association between behavioural risk factors for hypertension and concordance with the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension dietary pattern among South Asians in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Relationship between moderate alcohol consumption, genetic polymorphisms and body weight in a population sample of Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2024Article
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- Exploring the short-term impact of swapping consumption from standard protein snacks to higher protein snacks on energy intake in social drinkers: Is protein worth a nudge?Food science & nutrition · 2024Article
- Co-occurrence of habit-forming risk behaviors and their socio-demographic, health status and lifestyle determinants: a population-based cross-sectional study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- A Complex Interplay between Nutrition and Alcohol use Disorder: Implications for Breaking the Vicious Cycle.Current pharmaceutical design · 2024Review
- Gut microbial diversity and functional characterization in people with alcohol use disorder: A case-control study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Adolescent intermittent ethanol (AIE) produces lasting, sex-specific changes in rat body fat independent of changes in white blood cell composition.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Alcohol Use and Blood Pressure Among Adults with Hypertension: the Mediating Roles of Health Behaviors.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
- Beer, wine, and spirits differentially influence body composition in older white adults-a United Kingdom Biobank study.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
- Alcohol Contribution to Total Energy Intake and Its Association with Nutritional Status and Diet Quality in Eight Latina American Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Blockade of Orexin Receptors in the Posterior Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus Prevents Stress-Induced Reinstatement of Reward-Seeking Behavior in Rats With a History of Ethanol Dependence.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
The scientific literature on links among alcohol use, total energy intake, cardiometabolic disease and obesity is conflicting. To clarify the link between alcohol use and cardiometabolic health, this systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42016039308A) uses PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines to synthesize how alcohol use affects dietary intake (carbohydrate, fat and protein intake) in humans. A search of Google Scholar, PsycINFO and PubMed from June 2016-March 2019 yielded 30 qualified studies. Experimental and observational studies allowed for inferences about effects of a single drinking occasion and of frequent drinking, respectively. Alcohol quantities were standardized according to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. On average, methodological quality of the studies was medium strength. Results indicated that a single occasion of light and moderate drinking as well as frequent light and moderate drinking were linked to greater fat and protein intake, albeit the majority of studies did not detect differences in dietary intake due to these drinking behaviours. Frequent heavy drinking, on the other hand, was linked to less carbohydrate intake in the majority of studies. Overall, alcohol use does not appear to uniformly affect diet but instead appears to affect intake of specific macronutrients in a dose-dependent manner, most consistently decreasing carbohydrate intake with heavier use.
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