{"id":6040,"date":"2019-08-23T09:46:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T09:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2019-12-17T12:48:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T12:48:28","slug":"is-alcohol-bad-for-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/is-alcohol-bad-for-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Alcohol Bad for Weight Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alcohol often\nwelcomes as a stress buster and as an important part of a social occasion, but\nit doesn\u2019t do your body any favours. There are multiple <strong>side effects of alcohol<\/strong>\nthat affects a different system of the body. When you are trying to lose\nweight, the standard advice is to eat fewer calories than you burn, and this\nstill applies when you drink alcohol during your weight loss period. You might\nnot aware of the fact that alcohol has significantly more calories than any other\nproteins and carbohydrates. Drinking too much can ruin all your weight loss\nefforts. This is because when you drink alcohol, your body starts burning\ncalories you consume via alcohol instead of burning the fat, so it will take\nlonger for you to lose weight. If you are considering <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/weight-loss.html\">medicines for weight\nloss<\/a><\/strong> then it becomes crucial to limit alcohol consumption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned\nabove, the key to losing weight is to burn calories than you consume, and\nlimiting alcohol consumption can further help you lower your calorie intake.\nReducing the amount you drink will not only help you get in shape but also help\nyou get the better night sleep. One can find various reasons for taking alcohol\nlike depression (alcohol as a stress reliever), peer pressure, pleasure (alcohol-induced\nsense of fun and freedom), hesitation (losing inhibitions), curiosity (eagerness\nto know about taste and effects), and accessibility. Excessive drinking may\ncause alcohol dependency, which can be very dangerous. Avoid these <strong>causes of\nalcohol<\/strong> dependence, and consider drinking in moderation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alcohol can come\nin the way of any dedicated weight loss regime. This is because of many\nfactors: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Alcohol often means calories<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As explained\nabove alcoholic drinks often provide the body with calories and the calories\npile up in cocktails and combination drinks with the addition of mixers, fruit\njuices, soda, and syrups. A night out with several drinks can lead to consuming\na few hundred extra calories. So the calories in your alcoholic drink can quickly\nadd up and becomes a hurdle in your weight loss program. Calories present in an\nalcoholic drink is considered empty means they don\u2019t provide any nutrients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Alcohol gets used as fuel ahead\nof carbs and fats<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When alcohol is\nconsumed, it is burned first as fuel before the body uses anything else, including\nglucose from carbohydrates, or fats. Thus when alcohol is used as the first source\nof energy, the excess glucose and lipids end up getting stored in the body as\nfat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Alcohol can affect your liver<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the main\nroles of the liver is to act as a filter for any foreign substances that enter the\nbody including alcohol. In addition, the liver is essential for the metabolism\nof fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. Excess alcohol consumption can lead to\nwhat is known as an alcoholic fatty liver. This can affect the way the body\nmetabolizes carbohydrates and fats, thereby making it difficult to lose weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Alcohol consumption is always\naccompanied with packaged snacks\/food <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Very rarely is\nalcohol consumed alone. Given the cultural aspects of consumption, it is usual\nto pair snacks, high-fat diet with alcohol. Taste-wise as well, alcoholic\nconsidered it a great pairing. This aspect of alcohol consumption makes it\ndetrimental to any weight loss regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Alcohol affects digestion and\nnutrient uptake<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Intake of\nalcoholic beverages can inhibit normal digestive function. Alcohol causes\nstress on the stomach and the intestines leading to decreased digestive\nsecretions and movement of food through the track. Thus alcohol intake can lead\nto impaired digestion and absorption of nutrients from food. This can lead to\nconstipation, bloating and impairment of metabolism of organs that play a role\nin weight management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from these\ndirect hindrances to the weight loss program, excess consumption of alcohol has\nvarious side effects on the human body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/things-need-consider-weight-loss-plan\/\">Things\nyou need to consider in your weight loss plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reduce your\nalcohol intake to increase the effectiveness of medicines for weight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Side Effects are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the<strong> side effects of alcohol <\/strong>here<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Poor decision making<\/strong>: alcohol affects\nour nervous system. It creates a sense of unconsciousness, which hampers\ndecision-making ability. That is the primary reason that it is advised not to drink\nand drive<\/li><li><strong>Low testosterone<\/strong> (Sex Hormone): this\nhormone helps in the digestion process and getting sexual arousal. But the\nexcess amount of alcohol leads to poor digestion and sexual dysfunction<\/li><li><strong>Sleep deprivation<\/strong>: alcohol can cause\nperiods of wakefulness leading to impaired sleep. <\/li><li><strong>Mental impacts:<\/strong> alcohol can cause\nimpaired judgment, coordination problems, hazy thinking, poor concentration,\nblunted perception, and memory lapses.&nbsp; <\/li><li><strong>Poor digestion<\/strong>: It causes stomach\ndistress, bloating, gas, indigestion, ulcers.<\/li><li><strong>Vital organ failure<\/strong>: alcohol main cause\nliver failure, infertility, heart damage, thinning bones, pancreatitis.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe bottom line is that switching to the\nnon-alcoholic diet can be a better option to avoid derailing of weight loss\nefforts.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alcohol often welcomes as a stress buster and as an important part of a social occasion, but it doesn\u2019t do your body any favours. 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