Are wine and beer food patterns mutually exclusive
The findings of this interesting investigation suggest that wine
drinking people adhere to a more healthy Mediterranean diet in contrast to
beer drinking. The authors found only two different drink-food patterns:
one for wine and one for beer. However, the methodology of the study does
not allow to test whether those people who bought the wine-food pattern at
one point in time were the same as those who bought the beer-food pattern
at another. Consequently, to arrive to their conclusion, a subjective
inquire about possible changes in the drink-food patterns over time should
be added to the cross-sectional method used in the study.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests:
No competing interests
05 March 2006
Alexander M Ponizovsky
Scientific Adviser
Mental Health Services, Ministry of Health, 2 Ben Tabai st. , Jerusalem, 93591, Israel
Rapid Response:
Are wine and beer food patterns mutually exclusive
The findings of this interesting investigation suggest that wine
drinking people adhere to a more healthy Mediterranean diet in contrast to
beer drinking. The authors found only two different drink-food patterns:
one for wine and one for beer. However, the methodology of the study does
not allow to test whether those people who bought the wine-food pattern at
one point in time were the same as those who bought the beer-food pattern
at another. Consequently, to arrive to their conclusion, a subjective
inquire about possible changes in the drink-food patterns over time should
be added to the cross-sectional method used in the study.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests