TY - JOUR T1 - Alcohol consumption and Mediterranean Diet adherence among health science students in Spain: the DiSA-UMH Study JO - Gaceta Sanitaria T2 - AU - Scholz,Alexander AU - Navarrete-Muñoz,Eva Maria AU - Garcia de la Hera,Manuela AU - Gimenez-Monzo,Daniel AU - Gonzalez-Palacios,Sandra AU - Valera-Gran,Desirée AU - Torres-Collado,Laura AU - Vioque,Jesus SN - 02139111 M3 - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.10.011 DO - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.10.011 UR - https://www.gacetasanitaria.org/es-alcohol-consumption-mediterranean-diet-adherence-articulo-S021391111500237X AB - ObjectiveTo describe the association between consumption of different alcoholic beverages and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. MethodsA cross-sectional analysis was conducted of the baseline data of the DiSA-UMH study, an ongoing cohort study with Spanish health science students (n=1098) aged 17-35 years. Dietary information was collected by a validated 84-item food frequency questionnaire. Participants were grouped into non-drinkers, exclusive beer and/or wine drinkers and drinkers of all types of alcoholic beverages. Mediterranean diet adherence was determined by using a modification of the relative Mediterranean Diet Score (rMED; score range: 0-16) according to consumption of 8 dietary components. We performed multiple linear and multinomial regression analyses. ResultsThe mean alcohol consumption was 4.3g/day (SD: 6.1). A total of 19.5%, 18.9% and 61.6% of the participants were non-drinkers, exclusive beer and/or wine drinkers and drinkers of all types of alcoholic beverages, respectively. Participants who consumed beer and/or wine exclusively had higher rMED scores than non-drinkers (β: 0.76, 95%CI: 0.25-1.27). Drinkers of all types of alcoholic beverages had similar rMED scores to non-drinkers. Non-drinkers consumed less fish and more meat, whereas drinkers of all types of alcoholic beverages consumed fewer fruits, vegetables and more meat than exclusive beer and/or wine drinkers. ConclusionsThe overall alcohol consumption among the students in our study was low-to-moderate. Exclusive beer and/or wine drinkers differed regarding the Mediterranean diet pattern from non-drinkers and drinkers of all types of alcohol. These results show the need to properly adjust for diet in studies of the effects of alcohol consumption. ER -