Relationship of abdominal obesity with alcohol consumption at population scale.

Background: The high energy content of alcohol makes its consumption a potential contributor to the obesity epidemic.

Aim Of The Study: To determine whether alcohol consumption is a risk factor for abdominal obesity, taking into account energy underreporting.

Methods: The subjects were Spanish men (n = 1491) and women (n = 1563) aged 25-74 years who were examined in 1999-2000, in a population-based cross-sectional survey in northeastern Spain (Girona).