@article{ref1,
title="Mindless drinking: How gender and BMI relate to the consumption of alcohol",
journal="International journal on drug policy",
year="2014",
author="Smarandescu, Laura and Walker, Doug and Wansink, Brian",
volume="25",
number="6",
pages="1131-1134",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This research examines self-reports of alcohol consumption to identify how gender and body mass index (BMI) might relate to the overconsumption of alcohol in a college population. <br><br>METHODS: A self-report study with a 21 and older sample looked at the relationship between gender, BMI and alcohol consumption. <br><br>RESULTS: For both men and women, the number of drinks consumed was positively associated with BMI. Although men consume more drinks than women at all BMI levels, women show a higher rate of increase in the number of drinks consumed as BMI increases than men. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Increasing awareness of the two-way relationship between BMI and the number of drinks consumed may represent an effective step towards curbing alcohol consumption, with significant implications for individuals who are overweight.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0955-3959",
doi="10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.08.018",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.08.018"
}