When you drink alcohol, your body prioritizes metabolizing it over burning carbohydrates and fats. This means that as long as alcohol is in your system, fat-burning (and to some extent carb-burning) is put on hold so your body can rid itself of poison. This can interfere with weight loss or body composition goals because the calories from alcohol are burned first, leaving the calories from fat and carbs to be stored rather than used for energy. How is this possible? Well, the calories from carbohydrates and fats that you consume are more likely to be stored rather than burned when youâre drinking. Specifically: Fat: Instead of being used for energy, dietary fat is more likely to be stored in fat cells when alcohol is present in the system. This can hinder fat loss efforts, as your body wonât burn fat as long as alcohol is still being metabolized. Carbohydrates: Similarly, carbohydrates that arenât immediately needed for energy may be stored as glycogen or converted into fat if glycogen stores are full. If your body isnât changing but youâre drinking every day - NEWS FLASH - itâs definitely a contributing factor whether you want to admit it or not. Outside of aesthetics, alcohol also negatively impacts your brain, your sleep, your hormones and your mood. At the end of the day, youâre doing yourself a disservice by consuming alcohol regularly. Medical study after medical study cites that there is no safe dose and that it causes 7 kinds of preventable cancer.
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