Overweight, obesity and beer consumption. Alcohol drinking habits in Belgium and body mass index.

Objective: The relationship between body weight and alcohol, particularly beer, consumption was studied in a representative sample of the Belgian population using a quantity frequency (QF)index, which measures the units of alcohol weekly consumed. The data of the health questionnaires 1997 were used. Design: A total of 10000 individuals were interviewed, after ommission of individuals younger than 15 years of age, the questionnaires of 7809 subjects were used for analysis. The most important confounding factors reported in the literature, i.e. smoking behaviour, concern for weight, sugared dri... Mehr ...