Does beer make you fat? The truth is this

Beer and fried chicken are the favorites of modern young people, but many women who love beauty find that drinking alcohol will make them gain weight, which is unacceptable. In fact, whether drinking makes people gain weight or not is related to other foods eaten at the same time, and it is not just caused by alcohol.

Rumor: After alcohol enters the human body, it is absorbed into the blood through the digestive system. In the process of being transported to various organs and tissues by blood, it is constantly broken down and metabolized.

It is eventually excreted from the body in the form of carbon dioxide and water. Alcohol and its metabolites cannot be stored in the human body. Therefore, the calories in alcohol do not make people fat, but are directly metabolized.

The truth: A large amount of calories are released during alcohol metabolism , and these calories are used first, making the calories from other foods eaten at the same time become redundant and converted into fat. In addition, when drinking, the side dishes are usually fried foods, so the calories should not be too high. During the metabolism of alcohol in the body, it promotes the increase of NADH (an enzyme), which can promote fat synthesis. After alcohol is metabolized, acetic acid is produced. After a series of metabolism, acetic acid can still be synthesized into fat! If there is excess calories, about 3%-5% of the alcohol will eventually be converted into fat.

What is the daily alcohol limit?

The Chinese Nutrition Society recommends that adult men should not drink more than 25g of alcohol a day, which is equivalent to 750mL of beer, 250mL of wine, 75g of 38° liquor, or 50g of high-proof liquor; adult women should not drink more than 15g of alcohol a day, which is equivalent to 450mL of beer.

mL, or 150mL of wine, or 50g of 38° liquor. For some people who like to drink, especially those who like to drink strong liquor, they may feel that it is not satisfying enough. However, from the perspective of protecting your health, you should make wise choices and consciously limit your alcohol consumption. Drinking too much not only causes weight problems, but also affects health. Long-term excessive drinking is closely related to fatty liver, perivenous fibrosis, alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis. Among people who drink more than 50g of alcohol per day, the number of people who develop cirrhosis after 10 to 15 years is about 2% per year. 40% of deaths from cirrhosis are caused by alcohol poisoning. In addition, excessive drinking increases the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and other diseases.