Binge drinking and overweight in brazilian adults - CUME Project

• Autor(a) principal: Souza e Souza,Luís Paulo
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Miranda,Aline Elizabeth da Silva, Hermsdorff,Helen Hermana Miranda, Silva,Carla Silvana de Oliveira e, Barbosa,Dulce Aparecida, Bressan,Josefina, Pimenta,Adriano Marçal
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020001300167
• topic: Binge Drinking; Alcoholic Beverages; Food Consumption; Overweight; Obesity

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the association between heavy episodic alcohol consumption [binge drinking (BD)] and overweight in 2,909 adults from the Cohort of Universities of Minas Gerais (CUME Project) baseline, Brazil. Method: Cross-sectional study in which sociodemographic, anthropometric (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 = overweight) and dietary intake data were collected. This study evaluated the occurrence and monthly frequency of BD (≥ 4 drinks at one time for women; ≥ 5 drinks at one time for men, in the last 30 days). Results: The prevalence of BD and overweight were 41.3% and 40.8%, respectively. BD increased the prevalence of overweight by 19%, and, BD exposure by ≥ 5 days / month increased it by 31%. Conclusion: BD on a single or multiple occasion during the month was associated with a higher prevalence of overweight. Therefore, such a lifestyle should be considered in weight gain prevention strategies.