In the main questionnaire the participants were, among other things, asked about the frequency of intake of different types of alcoholic beverages (low alcohol beer, medium-strong beer, strong beer, wine, dessert wine and spirits) as well as on intake of high-sugar containing food.
We investigated the association of different types of alcoholic beverages and of total alcohol (ethanol) consumption with the risk of renal cell cancer in a large population-based case control study in Sweden.
Due to cultural differences related to the means of containing alcohol used for drinking (different serving sizes), as well as difficulties in estimating the alcohol concentration of different types of alcoholic beverages among sites in the study, there would be a limitation on how to pose and measure the 'standard drinks' consistently across sites.
A study was designed to examine the elimination rate of alcohol from the body of the local Chinese after consumption of different types of alcoholic drinks.
Fifteen per cent of the study population (136 cases and 179 control subjects) reported not drinking alcohol (including light beer) while two-thirds drank different types of alcoholic beverage, 11% drank only beer, 3% only wine, and 4% only strong wine or hard liquor.
15 Alcohol use was assessed via an interviewer-administered questionnaire for different types of alcoholic beverages (wine, beer and liquor).
