Do eating habits differ according to alcohol consumption? Results of a study of the French cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (E3N-EPIC)

Kesse, Emmanuelle; Clavel‐Chapelon, Françoise; Slimani, Nadia; Liere, Marti van

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“…Most of the studies report that alcohol consumption result in reduced antioxidant vitamin intakes and status (Bergheim et al, 2003;Manari et al, 2003). However, in the French cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (E3N-EPIC) involving 100 000 middle-aged, highly educated women (Kesse et al, 2001), after adjustment for energy derived from alcohol, increasing alcohol consumption was associated with higher intake of vitamin E.…”

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Serum concentrations of β-carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium are influenced by sex, age, diet, smoking status, alcohol consumption and corpulence in a general French adult population

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Objective: To assess relationships between energy, nutrient and food intakes, alcohol consumption, smoking status and body mass index (BMI), and serum concentrations of b-carotene, a-tocopherol, vitamin C, selenium and zinc. Methods: Data on health status, alcohol consumption, smoking habits, anthropometric data and biochemical measurements were obtained in 1821 women aged 35-60 y and 1307 men aged 45-60 y, participant to the SU.VI.MAX Study. Data on dietary intake were available on a subsample who reported six 24-h dietary records during the first 18 months of the study. Results: Women had higher baseline serum b-carotene and vitamin C concentrations and lower concentration for serum vitamin E, zinc and selenium than men. In women, younger age was associated with lowered mean concentration of serum b-carotene, vitamin E and selenium. In men, only differences were observed for serum zinc, which was lower in older men. Current smokers of both sexes had significantly lower concentrations of serum b-carotene, vitamin C and selenium, and, only in women, of vitamin E, than nonsmokers. Alcohol consumers had lower concentrations of serum b-carotene and higher selenium concentrations. Serum b-carotene and vitamin C concentrations were lower in obese subjects. There were positive associations of dietary b-carotene, vitamin C and E with their serum concentrations. Age, nutrient and alcohol intakes, serum cholesterol, BMI and smoking status explained 15.2% of the variance of serum b-carotene in men and 13.9% in women, and 10.8 and 10.0% for serum vitamin C, and 26.3 and 28.6% for serum vitamin E, respectively. Conclusion: Serum antioxidant nutrient concentrations are primarily influenced by sex, age, obesity, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption and especially dietary intake of those antioxidant nutrients. IntroductionCigarette smoking, obesity and some dietary patterns are well-known risk factors for both cardiovascular disease and cancer (WCRF/AIC; Kromhout, 2001). Yet, in the past several years, an increasing number of basic and clinical studies have pointed to the role of the reactive metabolites of oxygen, the free radicals, in these pathological processes, and the potential protective effect of antioxidant nutrients such as bcarotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium and zinc (Ames, Halliwell & Gutteridge, 1989;Diplock, 1991;Byers & Perry, 1992;Frei, 1994;Hercberg et al, 1998a).Epidemiological data from cross-sectional, case-control, and prospective studies have shown a strong relationship between the intake of foods rich in antioxidant vitamins and minerals, or the actual intake of these nutrients, and the risk of cancer and ischaemic cardiovascular diseases (CVD) (Block et al, 1992;Stampfer & Rimm, 1993;Byers & Guerrero, 1995;Kohlmeier & Hastings, 1995;Stampfer & Rimm, 1995;Hercberg et al, 1998a). However, most of published randomized placebo-controlled primary prevention trials have not been able to demonstrate these potential beneficial effects (Blot et al, 1993; The AlphaTocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Preventi...

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Serum concentrations of β-carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium are influenced by sex, age, diet, smoking status, alcohol consumption and corpulence in a general French adult population

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“…Similarly, some authors have observed that smoking is associated with abdominal obesity (Seidell et al, 1991), which was not found here. On the other hand, smoking is often associated with high alcohol consumption (Kesse et al, 2001), and this may at least partly explain the controversial findings regarding alcohol intake, smoking and abdominal obesity.…”

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Predictors of abdominal obesity among 31-y-old men and women born in Northern Finland in 1966

Laitinen¹,

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Objective: To find predictors of abdominal obesity (defined by 490th percentile of waist/hip ratio (WHR)) and related factors among 31-y-old men and women. Design: Longitudinal study of the northern Finland birth cohort of 1966 with measurements obtained at birth, 14 and 31 y. Subjects: A total of 2841 men and 2930 women with data on WHR at 31 y. Results:The most important predictor of abdominal obesity among the 31-y-old men was a high body mass index (BMI), those with normal weight at 14 y who were obese at 31 y having an especially high risk of abdominal obesity at 31 y. Abdominal obesity was independently associated with current weight status, small size for gestational age, a high intake of alcohol at 31 y, physical inactivity at 31 y, unhealthy diet in the sense of infrequent consumption of fiber-rich foods and frequent consumption of sausages, and a low level of occupational training. Physical inactivity and minimal vocational training also tended to be associated with abdominal obesity among women. The analyses were controlled for maternal age and BMI, and also for hormonal contraception and parity among women. Conclusions: Some aspects of risk of adult abdominal obesity were evident during adolescence, and good advice is needed then, and in early adulthood, in order to reduce the risk of abdominal obesity in their thirties. Those who are small for gestational age are vulnerable to the development of abdominal obesity. Successful weight control from adolescence to adulthood, and healthy eating, alcohol drinking and exercise habits are important for avoiding abdominal accumulation of body fat.

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“…This also included East/West Germany residence, reflecting differences in alcohol consumption and lifestyle as well as social circumstances that go beyond the differences grasped by socioeconomic status. Still, residual confounding may exist for instance, from the intake of energy, fat, and those B-vitamins involved in homocysteine breakdown (Rumpler et al, 1999;Kesse et al, 2001). Information on nutrient intake was not available from the food frequency questionnaire, but for the subgroup of persons participating in the DISHES interview, allowing for a sensitivity analysis with and without additional control for selected nutrient intake.…”

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Alcohol consumption and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors in Germany

Burger

Mensink

Brönstrup³

et al. 2004

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Objective: To analyse the association of alcohol consumption and blood lipids, haemostatic factors, and homocysteine in German adults by gender and age groups. Design: Cross-sectional population-based survey. Setting: Data from the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998, representative for age, gender, community size, and federal state. Subjects: From a sample of 7124 Germans between 18 and 79 y old, 2420 women and 2365 men were selected. Only individuals who were not currently receiving medical treatment or did not have disorders related to cardiovascular disease were selected for this study. Results: Using analyses of variance, mean blood levels of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, HDL/total cholesterol ratio, total glycerides, fibrinogen, antithrombin III, and homocysteine adjusted for age, socioeconomic status, East/West Germany residence, body mass index, tobacco use, sports activity, and coffee consumption, if appropriate are presented by alcohol consumption groups (0, 40-10, 410-20, 420-30 and 430 g/day). The HDL/total cholesterol ratio increased with higher alcohol groups up to 10-20 g/day ( þ 15%) for women and 430 g/day ( þ 18%) for men, showing the strongest rise among men aged 55-79 y. Fibrinogen decreased with higher alcohol groups up to 10-20 g/day for women and 20-30 g/day for men. Among women, homocysteine levels showed a U-shaped curve with a minimum of 8.49 mmol/l at 10-20 g alcohol/day (À8%, reference: nondrinking), whereas an inverse association was observed for men. Conclusions: Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with favourable levels of several cardiovascular risk factors. The most favourable cardiovascular risk factor profile among women was observed among those drinking 10-20 g alcohol/day. Beneficial effects seem to be more pronounced among older men.

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Do eating habits differ according to alcohol consumption? Results of a study of the French cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (E3N-EPIC)

Cited by 120 publications

References 28 publications

Serum concentrations of β-carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium are influenced by sex, age, diet, smoking status, alcohol consumption and corpulence in a general French adult population

Serum concentrations of β-carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium are influenced by sex, age, diet, smoking status, alcohol consumption and corpulence in a general French adult population

Predictors of abdominal obesity among 31-y-old men and women born in Northern Finland in 1966

Alcohol consumption and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors in Germany

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