Energy balance
Frequent consumption of beer (a few times per week) and sweets (once a week or more) is associated with an increase in body fat percentage and a decrease in skeletal muscle mass in older adults.
For older adults, drinking beer a few times a week and eating sweets weekly or more is linked to higher body fat and lower muscle mass. Reducing the frequency of these items may help maintain body composition.
Drinking beer a few times per week was associated with a significant increase in body fat percentage... Sweets consumption one to two times per month was related to a decrease in muscle mass...
Why this rating
Observational study with self-reported data; however, the associations are statistically significant.
Source
Relationship of the Behavior of Older Participants with Body Composition Change: Results of the Second Wave of the Cognition of Older People, Education, Recreational Activities, Nutrition, Comorbidities, and Functional Capacity Studies (COPERNICUS)
Agnieszka Kujawska et al. · Nutrients · 2023
DOI 10.3390/nu15081834
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