On Vox: two thoughts

[lauralh]

• Vegas would actually be a great town to have a vampire movie in. People are up all night, and die all the time in random sketchy ways.

• Alcohol is bad for you, but how fat can it make you?

1. Alcohol can slow your metabolism by as much as 36%.
2. Alcohol inhibits fat burning. (When the liver is processing alcohol, it doesn't effectively metabolize fat.)
3. Alcohol is a depressant,which has a negative effect on the dieter overall.
4. Alcohol can negatively affect exercise by lowering of the amount of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) entering the cells. ATP is the fuel for muscle contraction and immediate bursts of energy.
5. Alcohol is a sugar and can trigger carbohydrate cravings and hunger.
6. Alcohol also decreases a person's resolve to adhere to their weight control program. People often snack or eat in combination with drinking alcohol.
7. Alcohol contains calories that can interfere with weight loss.

Originally posted on herbaliser.vox.com

Comments

[wanton-bliss.livejournal.com]

1. Alcohol can slow your metabolism by as much as 36%.
2. Alcohol inhibits fat burning. (When the liver is processing alcohol, it doesn't effectively metabolize fat.)

This explains a lot. Fucking mai tais...

[verybadlady.livejournal.com]

Alcohol contains 7 kilocalories per gram, whereas fat contains 9 kilocalories per gram, and carbohydrates and proteins are 4 kilocalories per gram.
Kilocalories are a measurement of how much energy, btw. So yeah, alcohol actually IS a source of energy, but it provides no essential nutrients. Most people do not use this energy when they consume so much of it and so it then becomes stored as fatty tissue for use as energy later.
So yeah, alcohol can make you pretty fat. In rehab it was crazy how much weight the alcoholics lost over the course of 28 days!

[verybadlady.livejournal.com]

*measurement of energy....i believe its how much energy is required to raise one liter of water one degree celcius.

[chris.livejournal.com]

I've also read that when you eat and then drink alcohol, the body will always try and burn the alcohol first, so it ends up storing the food as fat. (probably related to #2)

[thesadpunk.livejournal.com]

Great pre-weekend post. THANKS.

[kirinqueen.livejournal.com]

Alcohol metabolizes differently from sugar. I can go hypoglycemic from consuming alcohol, while I won't from consuming sugar.