The associations of alcohol, coffee and tobacco consumption with gait in a community-dwelling population.
V J A VerlindenA MaksimovicS S MirzaM A IkramJ C Kiefte-de JongA HofmanO H FrancoHenning TiemeierJ N van der GeestPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2015)
In a community-dwelling population, consuming >1 cup of coffee and 1-3 glasses of alcohol relate to better gait, whereas smoking is related to worse gait. Further studies are required to evaluate whether interventions targeting substance consumption may aid to prevent or reduce gait deterioration and thereby related health problems.