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Alcoholic Beverage Preference and Dietary Habits: A Systematic Literature Review
Diewertje Sluik1, Rianne Bezemer2, Aafje Sierksma2
1a Division of Human Nutrition , Wageningen University , The Netherlands.
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
|February 13, 2015
Summary
Beverage preference is linked to diet. Beer drinkers tend to have less healthy eating habits, while wine drinkers show healthier diets in Western countries, suggesting dietary patterns matter more than the alcohol itself.
Area of Science:
- Nutritional Science
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Dietary habits significantly influence health outcomes.
- Understanding factors associated with dietary choices is crucial for public health interventions.
- Alcoholic beverage preference is a potential correlate of dietary patterns.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and critically evaluate literature on the association between alcoholic beverage preference and dietary habits in adults.
- To identify patterns in dietary intake based on preferred alcoholic beverage.
- To explore potential confounding or mediating factors in the alcohol-diet relationship.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature search of Medline (PubMed), ISI Web of Knowledge, and PsycINFO up to March 2013.
- Inclusion of 16 studies (14 cross-sectional, 2 ecological) from the US and Europe.
- Data extraction and quality assessment by two independent reviewers.
Main Results:
- Beer preference was generally associated with less healthy dietary habits across populations.
- Wine preference correlated with healthier diets in Western populations, but not in Mediterranean ones.
- Limited data were available on dietary habits of individuals preferring other beverages or abstaining.
Conclusions:
- A preference for specific alcoholic beverages is associated with distinct dietary patterns.
- Underlying dietary patterns, rather than the alcoholic beverage itself, may be more critical for health outcomes.
- Further research is needed to elucidate the complex relationship between alcohol consumption, dietary choices, and health.
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