Saturday, June 24, 2006

diet & alcohol

Besides the fact that it is more satiating to eat your calories
rather than drink them, they are also mostly sugars, and
definitely empty calories. A study at the University at
Buffalo revealed that infrequent drinkers who splurged on
four or more drinks in one sitting have more belly fat than
those who consume only one a day. It seems that high quantities
of alcohol switch the body to fat-storing mode, particularly in the
abdomen. Fortunately, you can enjoy more than one drink-guilt-
free-by sticking to wine or spritzers. The same study found that
hard-alcohol drinkers had the highest risk of developing belly
bulge, whereas wine drinkers had the lowest.

1 comment:

Louisiana said...

never been able to drink really...first i was a child, then i was married but pregnant fairly soon and again and again and in between breast feeding..lol...and then on meds that won't allowed it...so far, i'm in no danger of being an alcoholic...lol...

have a super, duper wknd..love. hugs.