Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Body Mass Index

School Name

Governor's School for Science & Mathematics

Grade Level

12th Grade

Presentation Topic

Physiology and Health

Presentation Type

Mentored

Mentor

Mentor: Bernadette Marriott, Medical University of South Carolina

Abstract

Numerous studies have been done on how alcohol consumption affects weight and body mass index. It is a controversial topic in today’s society because people want to stay away from foods and beverages that make them unfit. Alcohol companies make the population believe that alcohol has a good effect on them. They do this by producing commercials of fit individuals drinking a cold beer or wine. The commercials turn down any ideas that alcohol makes you bigger. Researchers all over the world have tried to find a set correlation between alcohol consumption and body mass index, but there is no set answer. Some say you lose weight, while the majority say it makes you gain weight. The purpose of this study is to look for our own answer to this controversy. Working alongside the BRAVO study, which worked on how Omega-3’s affected depressed individuals, we tried to find a correlation between the type of alcoholic beverage and the average body mass index. The sample was divided into people who drank daily, weekly, and monthly. There was also a category for people who never drank. Once the data was compiled, it could be seen that there was no significant relationship between the type of alcoholic beverage and body mass index. It was concluded that a future study should be done with better methods, consisting of more participants and more controls. It was hard to control in this type of study because of all the dietary factors that come into play.

Location

Wall 318

Start Date

3-25-2017 10:45 AM

Presentation Format

Oral and Written

Group Project

No

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Mar 25th, 10:45 AM

Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Body Mass Index

Wall 318

Numerous studies have been done on how alcohol consumption affects weight and body mass index. It is a controversial topic in today’s society because people want to stay away from foods and beverages that make them unfit. Alcohol companies make the population believe that alcohol has a good effect on them. They do this by producing commercials of fit individuals drinking a cold beer or wine. The commercials turn down any ideas that alcohol makes you bigger. Researchers all over the world have tried to find a set correlation between alcohol consumption and body mass index, but there is no set answer. Some say you lose weight, while the majority say it makes you gain weight. The purpose of this study is to look for our own answer to this controversy. Working alongside the BRAVO study, which worked on how Omega-3’s affected depressed individuals, we tried to find a correlation between the type of alcoholic beverage and the average body mass index. The sample was divided into people who drank daily, weekly, and monthly. There was also a category for people who never drank. Once the data was compiled, it could be seen that there was no significant relationship between the type of alcoholic beverage and body mass index. It was concluded that a future study should be done with better methods, consisting of more participants and more controls. It was hard to control in this type of study because of all the dietary factors that come into play.