Scientists have discovered which type of alcohol is the LEAST healthy - people who drink it are most likely to be overweight and lazy

Scientists have discovered which type of alcohol is the LEAST healthy - people who drink it are most likely to be overweight and lazy READ MORE: Are YOU drinking too much alcohol? Use our calculator to find out By EMILY STEARN, SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE Published: 10:20, 13 November 2024 | Updated: 10:22, 13 November 2024 e-mail View comments When it comes to wine, the French might be on to something. For beer drinkers have worse diets, smoke more and are lazier than wine and spirit lovers, a study suggests. According to US researchers who tracked the drinking habits of almost 2,000 adults, even those who drank a combination of alcohols were more healthy than pint downers alone.

Beer drinkers were found to have the highest daily caloric intake and the lowest level of physical activity. This, the experts said, puts beer lovers at a higher risk of obesity and it's related diseases. Study lead author and researcher in internal medicine at Tulane University, Dr Madeline Novack, said the negative effects of excessive alcohol, including liver disease, can often be exacebated by poor diets.

In the study, scientists compared the diets of more than 1,900 US alcohol drinkers against the 100-point Healthy Eating Index — a US measure of diet quality. Information about participants' eating habits was collected via extensive questionnaires. Just over a third (38.

9 per cent) consumed only beer, a fifth (21.8 per cent) only wine, 18.2 per cent, only liquor and 21 per cent, a co.