We all know that consuming too much alcohol is not a good thing. For one, too much of it can cause irreparable damage to the liver, which processes everything that goes through our bodies. However, is there any truth in the belief that alcohol can make people fat?
You’re probably thinking – now where did this come from? It’s just that the weekend has been a hectic one for me, in social terms. We started partying on Friday night and continued for the next two nights. Naturally, this morning has not been kind to me. It got me thinking about the various effects that alcohol can have on the body.
Anyway, I looked it up and found material wherein someone actually sent in a very similar question: Will wine make me fat?
So what was the columnist’s answer? Yes, it can make you fat. This is due to the simple reason that wine – and many alcoholic drinks – contain calories, lots of them to be exact. So imagine drinking 4 or 5 units of alcohol a night. If you do this several times a week, without really exercising and eating healthily, those calories can easily accumulate and make you gain weight.
As a matter of fact, fitness experts and nutritionists have gone as far as to say that if you consume large amounts of alcohol on a regular basis and then if you cut down to one or two units a week, you would most certainly see an effect on your weight! What this means to us is simple – watching your alcohol intake can make a difference to your weight loss program.
译文:
酒精使人变胖?
我们都知道摄入太多的酒精对身体不利.对一个人来说,太多的酒精摄入量会对肝脏产生不可弥补的损害,因为肝脏对一切流经我们体内的东西都要进行处理.然而,酒精能使人变胖的说法确实可信吗?
你或许在想—现在这个说法是从何而来的呢?这是因为为了社交,周末也成为了我忙碌的日子.我们从周五晚上开始聚会一直要持续到周日晚上.自然而然地,那天早上我起来后觉得身体不舒服.这是我开始考虑酒精对身体的不利影响.
不管怎样,我查找了一下资料,发现一些人跟我处在同样的境地,他们提出一个非常相似的问题:酒能让我变胖吗?
那么,专栏作家的答案是什么呢?是的,它能使你变胖.原因很简单:酒和其他许多含酒精的饮料一样—含有卡路里,确切地说是很多.所以,设想一下一个人在一个晚上喝下4或5杯酒的后果是什么.如果你一个星期要这样做好几次,又缺乏运动和健康的饮食,这些卡路里很容易酒堆积起来,那么你的体重也随之上升.
事实上,健康专家和营养学家早已很明确地指出,如果你之前频繁地摄入大量的酒精,而后你把酒精摄入量减少到一周1到2杯,那么你的体重会很明显地减轻!这个结果对我们来说意味着什么是显而易见的,那就是注意你的酒精摄入量对你的减肥计划有着一定功效.