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Evidence suggests Alcohol maydecreaseWeight management.
10 studies (14 claims)
Emerging evidence
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| regular alcohol-free beer | Decreases - showed weight loss | weight | Human | subjects with T2DM and overweight or obesity | 66 cL/day of either regular or modified alcohol-free beer. | Effect of an alcohol-free beer enriched with isomaltulose and a resistant dextrin on insulin resistance in diabetic patients with overweight or obesity.cited 24× |
| experimental alcohol-free beer | Decreases - showed weight loss | weight | Human | subjects with T2DM and overweight or obesity | 66 cL/day of either regular or modified alcohol-free beer. | Effect of an alcohol-free beer enriched with isomaltulose and a resistant dextrin on insulin resistance in diabetic patients with overweight or obesity.cited 24× |
| light-to-moderate alcohol intake | Decreases - may be more likely to protect against | weight gain | Human | — | Not specified | Alcohol consumption and body weight: a systematic review.cited 211× |
| alcohol consumption | Increases - can lead to | weight gain | Human | — | Not specified | Alcohol consumption and body weight: a systematic review.cited 211× |
| alcohol consumption | No effect - do not conclusively confirm a positive association | weight gain | Human | — | Not specified | Alcohol consumption and body weight: a systematic review.cited 211× |
| alcohol intake | Increases - positive findings | weight gain | Human | heavy drinkers | Not specified | Alcohol consumption and body weight: a systematic review.cited 211× |
| patchouli alcohol gavage | Decreases - significant reduction | body weight | AnimalMolecular | mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD) | — | Patchouli Alcohol, a Compound from Pogostemon cablin, Inhibits Obesity.cited 8× |
| white wine with ≤15% alcohol content twice a day for 3-4 weeks | No effect - achieved weight stability | weight | Human | advanced cancer patients with self-reported loss of appetite | White wine with ≤15% alcohol content, twice a day. | "Enjoy glass of wine before eating:" a randomized trial to test the orexigenic effects of this advice in advanced cancer patients.cited 8× |
| energy drink in combination with alcohol | No effect - no significant differences in | body weight | Animal | normal albino rats | Low and high doses of energy drink (ED) and energy drink with alcohol (EDmA), exact amounts not specified. | Biochemical effects of energy drinks alone or in combination with alcohol in normal albino rats.cited 9× |
| alcohol use | Decreases - was associated with a lower | placental weight | Human | singleton pregnancies | — | The impact of periconceptional maternal lifestyle on clinical features and biomarkers of placental development and function: a systematic review.cited 40× |
| 8-week weight loss and lifestyle intervention involving nutritional behavior change, aerobic exercise, sleep hygiene, and alcohol and tobacco cessation combined with usual care (CPAP therapy) | Decreases - greater improvements | body weight | Human | Spanish men aged 18 to 65 years with moderate to severe OSA and a body mass index of 25 or greater who were receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy | Not specified (CPAP therapy details not provided). | Effect of an Interdisciplinary Weight Loss and Lifestyle Intervention on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: The INTERAPNEA Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 60× |
| Patchouli alcohol (PA) | Increases - could effectively improve | body weight | Animal | intestinal mucositis rats | — | Patchouli alcohol attenuates 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal mucositis via TLR2/MyD88/NF-kB pathway and regulation of microbiota.cited 54× |
| Patchouli alcohol (PA) | Decreases - considerably reduced | body weight | Animal | high-fat diet-induced MASH rats | — | Patchouli alcohol alleviates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis via inhibiting mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane disruption-induced hepatic steatosis and inflammation in rats.cited 4× |
| Patchouli alcohol (PA) (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg) | Decreases - significantly reduced | the weight of exudate | Animal | rat air pouch | — | Effect of patchouli alcohol on Helicobacter pylori-induced neutrophil recruitment and activation.cited 12× |