Alcohol consumption: a risk factor for abdominal fat accumulation in men
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Addiction Biology
- Vol. 2 (1) , 101-103
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13556219772912
Abstract
An increased abdominal fat mass is regarded as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. In this cross-sectional study of 1099 men we found a significant positive association between alcohol intake and the waist/hip (W/H) ratio, an index for the abdominal fat mass. This relationship was independent of age and body weight. The results suggest that the risk of abdominal fat deposition could be minimized by a reduction of alcohol intake.Keywords
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