But other studies have pointed to a different trend. Moderate drinkers gain less weight over time than either heavy drinkers or people who abstain from alcohol, particularly women, this research has shown. Moderate drinking is __________having about two drinks a day for men and one for women.
People who gain the least weight are moderate drinkers, regardless of [alcoholic] beverage choice, said Eric Rimm, an associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard Medical School and chairman of the 2010 review of alcohol in the federal dietary __________. The weight-gain difference is modest, and starting to drink is not a weight-loss diet, he said.
The various research efforts form part of a long-standing __________ about how alcohol affects peoples appetites, weight and overall health. Researchers say there arent simple answers, and suggest that individuals metabolism, drinking patterns and gender may play a role.
Alcohol is a real wild card when it comes to weight management, said Karen Miller-Kovach, chief scientific officer of Weight Watchers International. At seven calories per gram, alcohol is closer to fat than to carbohydrate or protein in caloric content, she said. Alcohol tends to lower restraint, she notes, causing a person to become more __________ with what theyre eating.
Research bolstering the role of moderate drinking in helping to control weight gain was published in 2004 in the journal Obesity Research. That study followed nearly 50,000 women over eight years. An earlier study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology in 1994, followed more than 7,000 people for 10 years and found that moderate drinkers gained less weight than nondrinkers. Studies comparing changes in waist circumference among different groups have yielded similar results.
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