Alcohol intake and 8-year weight gain in women: A prospective study

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1386-1396

  Wannamethee, S Goya ^a,b   Field, Alison E ^c   Colditz, Graham A ^a,c   Rimm, Eric B ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol intake; Body mass index; Weight gain; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEER; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN; WINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BEER; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN; WINE;

EID: 16544373079     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.175     Document Type: Article

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