Wine and Mortality
Authors: Henry S. Kahn
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Letters3 July 2001Wine and MortalityHenry S. Kahn, MDHenry S. Kahn, MDNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 (Kahn)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-1-200107030-00031 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:If wine drinkers experience lower mortality rates than drinkers of beer and spirits (1), it may be because these beverages affect body tissue distribution differently. Two cross-sectional studies in the United States have reported that beer and spirit consumption was positively associated but wine consumption was inversely (or nonsignificantly) associated with the waist-to-hip ratio among men and women in young adulthood (2) and middle age (3). These beverage-specific associations persisted after adjustments for several factors, including age, education, smoking, and body mass index. An elevated waist-to-hip ratio might be the result of relative enlargement of the upper ...References1. Grønbaek M, Becker U, Johansen D, Gottschau A, Schnohr P, Hein H, et al . Type of alcohol consumed and mortality from all causes, coronary heart disease, and cancer. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:411-9. [PMID: 10975958] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Slattery M, McDonald A, Bild D, Caan B, Hilner J, Jacobs D, et al . Associations of body fat and its distribution with dietary intake, physical activity, alcohol, and smoking in blacks and whites. Am J Clin Nutr. 1992;55:943-9. [PMID: 1570801] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Duncan B, Chambless L, Schmidt M, Folsom A, Szklo M, Crouse J, et al . Association of the waist-to-hip ratio is different with wine than with beer or hard liquor consumption. Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Investigators. Am J Epidemiol. 1995;142:1034-8. [PMID: 7485048] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Kahn H, Tatham L, Heath C. Contrasting factors associated with abdominal and peripheral weight gain among adult women. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1997;21:903-11. [PMID: 9347409] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Kahn H. Why are large legs protective? [Letter]. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997;66:712-3. [PMID: 9280198] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Henry S. Kahn, MDAffiliations: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 (Kahn) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoType of Alcohol Consumed and Mortality from All Causes, Coronary Heart Disease, and Cancer Morten Grønbæk , Ulrik Becker , Ditte Johansen , Adam Gottschau , Peter Schnohr , Hans Ole Hein , Gorm Jensen , and Thorkild I.A. Sørensen Wine and Mortality Morten Grønbaek Metrics 3 July 2001Volume 135, Issue 1Page: 66KeywordsBeerDeath ratesHipMortalityMuscle tissueOdds ratioRisk managementTissue distributionWeight gainWine ePublished: 3 July 2001 Issue Published: 3 July 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...