Recent research has analyzed how drinking beer and wine affect our health. The target? Understanding how different types of alcohol act on our body.
Research has shown that drinking beer and spirits is linked to high levels of visceral fat, which is the harmful one associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome and other health complications.
In fact, having higher levels of body fat has been consistently linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and, according to research, some cancers as well.
On the contrary, drinking wine does not show this association, indeed it can even be protective, but it all depends on the type of wine consumed.
In fact, the researchers found that drinking red wine was linked to having lower levels of visceral fat. These are some of the key points of the new study recently published in the journal Obesity Science & Practice.
Although white wine consumption did not affect visceral fat levels, the study showed that drinking white wine in moderation could have beneficial effects on health. health of the elderly: i.e. denser bones.
The researchers revealed they encountered one higher bone mineral density among the elderly who drank white wine in moderation. They have not, however, found this same link with regard to the consumption of beer or red wine.
The study involved 1.869 white adults between the ages of 40 and 79, who reported demographic, alcohol, dietary and lifestyle factors via a touchscreen questionnaire.
Next, height, weight, and blood measurements were collected from each participant, and body composition information obtained using a technique called dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
Then, the scholars used a statistical program to examine the relationships between alcoholic beverage types and body composition.
It must be said that alcohol has always been the subject of numerous studies, to understand whether excessive consumption can cause it obesity and increase the risk of certain diseases. Yet the public often hears conflicting information about the potential risks and benefits of alcohol.
In fact, for example, some studies have found no clear links between weight gain and alcohol consumption.
However, another study suggested that drinking more beer contributes to a higher waist-to-hip ratio, while yet another study concluded that healthy adults experienced no increase after a month of moderate beer consumption. of significant weight.
One reason for the inconsistencies in the literature may stem from the fact that much of the previous research has traditionally treated alcohol as a single entity, rather than separately measuring the effects of beer, red wine, white wine, Champagne and various spirits.
As a result, the new study aims to further elucidate the unique risks and benefits associated with each type of alcohol. The next steps will also look at how diet, including the consumption of alcoholic beverages, can affect brain diseases and cognition in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment.
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