This self-reporting could also be problematic, given that women with greater shame about their consumption might be less apt to report both food and alcohol calories. Women who drink moderately might also be more apt to appreciate and savor food and come from cultures such as France or the Mediterranean, where drinking with a healthy dinner is more common than in America. Eating meals socially has also been correlated with lower rates of obesity, and most of the drinking women consumed 'socially appropriate' levels of alcohol. Women who drank alcohol could also be more socially conscious of their appearance, and limit their dietary food intake for the rest of the day. Further complicating the study's findings are the fact that a 2003 study of British men showed that regular drinkers gained...

However, the Times surmised that the results of the 2010 study must have some validity, and postulated that women are more likely to substitute alcohol for food, rather than pair alcohol with food, as is typical of males. However, there was no specific evidence that this was the case in the article, other than the fact that a smaller percentage of the drinking women's carbohydrates came from food. Overall, it seems that while the headline might justify some reader's drinking habits with good health, the enthusiasm with which the problematic and poorly-controlled study was received might be misplaced.
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Parker-Pope, Tara. (2010, March 8). Women who drink more gain less weight. The New York

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