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Wine drinking and diet in Italy

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 54, pages 177–179 (2000)Cite this article

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the relation between wine drinking and intake of selected indicator foods, which may vary in various populations.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the comparison group of a case- control study.

Setting: A network of teaching and general hospitals from six Italian areas.

Subjects: 5642 control subjects (3261 females and 2381 males) aged 20–74 y (median age 58 y), admitted for acute, non-neoplastic conditions unrelated to alcohol consumption. Participation rate was over 95%.

Intervention: Trained interviewers collected information using a structured and validated questionnaire. The average intakes of selected food items were computed, together with the multivariate odds ratios (OR) of eating above the median of each food.

Results: No appreciable difference in either sex for any food indicator considered (fruit, raw vegetables, cooked vegetables, salad and fish) was observed between abstainers, wine, and other alcoholic beverage drinkers. If anything, female wine drinkers reported less frequently high consumption of salad (OR=0.8) and raw vegetables (OR=0.8), both estimates being of borderline significance.

Conclusions: In no instance did wine drinkers or mixed drinkers (who include a large proportion of wine drinkers, too) show an association with indicators of healthy diet.

Sponsorship: Italian Association for Cancer Research, Milan, Italy.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2000) 54, 177–179

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  1. Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche ‘Mario Negri’, Milan, Italy

    L Chatenoud, E Negri & C La Vecchia

  2. Istituto di Statistica Medica e Biometria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    C La Vecchia

  3. Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (PN), Italy

    O Volpato & S Franceschi

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Guarantor: Dr L Chatenoud.

Contributors: LC conducted the statistical analyses and wrote the manuscript. EN structured the data file, and revised the manuscript. CLV contributed to the study organization, suggested the hypothesis, and revised the manuscript. OV created and structured the dietary database, and revised the manuscript. SF organized and managed the project, and revised the manuscript.

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Chatenoud, L., Negri, E., La Vecchia, C. et al. Wine drinking and diet in Italy. Eur J Clin Nutr 54, 177–179 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600913

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