Some people say that drinking alcohol every day will make you fat, while others say that drinking a glass of red wine every day can help you lose weight. Which one is correct?
Wine contains calories!
Depending on the type of wine, a glass of wine (6 ounces or 177 ml) contains about 100 to 300 calories. The calorie level of wine is closely related to alcohol and sugar.
High-calorie wines usually have a high alcohol content. In terms of calories per unit, alcohol is very high: 7 calories per gram of alcohol and only 4 calories per gram of sugar (carbohydrate). In other words, some sweet wines may have fewer calories than dry wines.
Wine is high in calories
A 6-ounce glass of dry wine that has 15% alcohol content contains 175 calories. Fortified wines are a little more complicated. In addition to the calories from alcohol, fortified wines (such as port) contain 100 grams of residual sugar per liter of 20% alcohol because of their high sugar content. Therefore, a 6-ounce glass of fortified wine typically contains more than 300 calories.
Although alcohol is high in calories, it does not cause obesity
See here, are you afraid of high-calorie wines? However, despite the high caloric content of alcohol, they are “useless calories” and do not directly contribute to obesity.
The body does not digest alcohol in the same way as it digests food. In short, our bodies prioritize the energy from alcohol because the body can store a lot of nutrients, proteins, carbohydrates and fats, but not alcohol. This priority is higher than the consumption of other nutrients and fats. In other words, when we have alcohol in our bodies, the body must first use up the energy from the alcohol and other processes such as fat burning will be temporarily stopped.
Wine drinkers are fat. Why?
However, we find that regular drinkers tend to gain weight, in fact, because alcohol interferes with how our bodies manage caloric absorption:
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1. Lower blood sugar
Drinking dry wine lowers our blood sugar levels because our bodies focus on metabolizing the calories from alcohol and relegate the calories from food to the back burner. The result is that our brain interprets this information as a blood sugar deficit and we need to eat something to quickly replenish our blood sugar. So after drinking, we all want to eat something salty and high in calories.
After drinking, people will especially like high-calorie foods
2、Deceive the brain
Alcohol can trick the hypothalamus in our brain, which is responsible for managing our various cravings, from sexual desire to appetite, and causes hunger. Therefore, we will feel particularly hungry after drinking, which can easily lead to overeating and eventually lead to obesity.
According to the Department of Health survey, nearly one-third of people eat chips, nuts or pork cakes when they drink, and nearly one-fifth of people choose take-out food.
More than a third of respondents said that when they drink more than the recommended daily limit, they usually eat more than usual or eat very unhealthy. More than 60% of drinkers chose a more unhealthy breakfast after a hangover.
Therefore, obese people should stop drinking every day on the pretext that “alcohol’s calories are not absorbed by the body, so drinking won’t make them obese”. If you want to drink and stay healthy, you must adhere to the following principles.
1. Drink protein-rich foods
2. Drink in moderation!
3, do not think by eating some food (bread, pizza, cheesecake, etc.) to “absorb alcohol”
