Wine drinkers tend to buy healthier food than beer drinkers,according to a Danish study published Tuesday on the website of a weekly medical review.

People who bought wine at the store were also more likely to buy more olives, fruits and vegetables, fish, lean meats and dairy products than beer consumers did, said the study.

Beer buyers were more likely to buy frozen dinners, cold cuts, pork, mutton, crisps, sugary products, butter, margarine and soft drinks.

The study was conducted by four researchers from the National Institute of Public Health over the course of six months.

Alcohol researchers Erik Skovenborg and Morten Groenbaek and two other doctors collected 3.5 million grocery receipts from 98 stores during the period September 30, 2002, to February 2003.

The customers at the grocery stores represented a large sample of the Danish population, they said.

"Our results confirm international studies which show that wine drinkers are more inclined to eat fruits, vegetables and fish and rarely use saturated fats, compared to those who like other kinds of alcoholic beverages," they concluded.

Wine consumers also tended to have higher education levels, higher earnings and be in better psychological health, they added, citing a previous Danish study.

Their interest in consumers' grocery bags followed a series of studies in the Danish media suggesting that wine drinkers ran a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer than beer drinkers.

根据每周医学回顾网周二发表的一项丹麦人的研究，相对于喝啤酒的人来说，喝葡萄酒的人倾向于买更加健康的食物。

研究说，在商店里买葡萄酒的人比起买啤酒的人来说，也同样更可能买更多的橄榄、水果和蔬菜、鱼、瘦肉和乳制品。而啤酒购买者则更可能买冷冻晚餐、冷切、猪肉、羊肉、水果甜点、甜的食物、黄油、人造黄油和汽水。

这项研究由来自国家公共健康研究所的4个科研人员进行了超过6个月的课程。

酒精研究人员Erik Skovenborg 和Morten Groenbaek 和其他两位医生在2002年9月30日到2003年2月期间，从98间商店收集了350万份食品杂货收据。他们说，食品杂货店的顾客代表了一大部分的丹麦人。

他们总结说："我们的结果可以确认，与喜欢其他类酒的人相比起来，葡萄酒饮者更倾向吃水果、蔬菜和鱼以及很少食用饱合脂肪。"他们引用以前的一项丹麦研究补充说："葡萄酒消费者也更多是有高等教育水平、高收入并且心理更加健康的人群。"

他们的对消费者的食品杂货店购物袋的兴趣是由于丹麦媒体的一系列研究建议："葡萄酒饮者患心血管疾病和一些癌症的危险比啤酒饮者要低。"
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