During a diet, our body experiences stress associated with food restrictions.
Sometimes people who are losing weight have a passionate desire to relieve stress with the help of alcoholic drinks. We suggest finding out how drinking alcohol can affect weight loss.
Alcohol has a lot of calories
The most obvious reason to give up alcohol is its high calorie content. 1 gram of ethyl alcohol contains 7 kcal. Add sugar, which is in every glass of wine, liqueur or champagne, sweet syrups and heavy cream, which are added to cocktails, and you will be horrified.
Alcohol slows down metabolism
When alcohol enters the body with food, it processes the alcohol first, leaving snacks for later. Therefore, the sandwiches or shashlik you eat are likely to end up on your sides.
Alcohol can also slow down the production of testosterone. This hormone is responsible for the accumulation of dry muscle mass. The lower its level, the slower the muscles will grow. In turn, the less muscle, the slower the metabolism and the faster excess fat accumulates.
Alcohol causes water retention
Alcohol is a diuretic, that is, a water pill. Large doses of alcohol consumed cause severe dehydration of the body, causing a person to begin to absorb water in large quantities.
Alcohol increases appetite
Intoxication increases various desires: aggression, sexual desire and hunger, so don’t be surprised by the plus on the scale.
For reference
Alcohol – in Russian, it is a synonym for ethanol (as well as other alcohols) and alcoholic beverages (i.e. beverages containing ethyl alcohol in significant concentrations).
