In or beer?

Posted on July 11, 2009
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Wine or beer, diet and health
It is well known that the lower risk of death associated with consumption of small amounts of alcohol may be due to the protective effect of ethanol compared to coronary artery disease. The differential effects of beer and wine on morbidity and mortality indicate that components other than ethanol may be important.

In Brief
People who buy wine buy healthier food while most people who buy beer

Some studies have found that wine drinkers have healthier diets than those who drink beer or spirits, and variation in diet associated with the beverage of choice may explain why wine has an additional beneficial effect on health.

Investigators in this study (food shopping habits of people who buy wine or beer: a crossover study) examined the relationship between the purchase of beer and wine and various food items to assess whether people who buy wine also buy healthier foods and thus lead a more healthy diet than those who buy beer. Data were collected from supermarkets in Denmark.

The results showed that people who buy (and presumably drink) wine buying more healthy products to those who buy beer. Wine buyers bought more olives, fruits, vegetables, poultry, cooking oil and low fat products those purchasers of beer.

By contrast, beer buyers bought more ready meals, sugar, crisps, pork, butter, sausages, lamb and sugary drinks that people who bought wine.

Wine buyers were more likely to purchase products from the so-called Mediterranean diet, whereas beer buyers tended to buy more products from traditional cuisine.

The conclusion seems clear: People who bought (and presumably drink) wine bought at the same time more healthy foods that people who bought beer.

Tell me what to drink and I’ll tell you what you health!

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