Alcohol and weight gain?

Have a drink, it's nice... Play idiots! But we know very well, the alcohol is not really considered to be a synonym for "attractive silhouette. Here are some tips when you drink alcohol...

Moderation above all.

Away from us the idea of the Puritans! Nevertheless, it is true that if you drink alcohol, it's nice to not go too hard. One or two drinks per hour, this isn't too bad. It keeps us not only to absorb too many calories, but also to be alcohol too quickly, and thus ending up with a good old headache the next day, or even more if affinity.

Alternate alcohol and water.

First, because water is the drink the least caloric of the world! So won't us hurt to alternate a bit, especially if you drink Besides alcohol very caloric. And if it is more advisable to drink water when you drink alcohol, it's because alcohol dehydrates incredibly our Organization. And when our body is too dehydrated...

Without alcohol, the balance is less crazy!

Alcohol = Calories

Drink a little help is nice, let's not say otherwise! But what is alcohol really brings to our Organization from a nutrition perspective? Of course, calories: a gram of alcohol brings 7kcal... against 4kcal for a gram of sugar. We can only imagine the calories that we bring sweet alcoholic drinks... But the specificity of alcohol, is that all the calories it contains are empty calories, namely calories without any nutrient that our organization might use.

Because often, when we drink, we eat.

And Yes: not only drink alcohol we ingest calories, but in addition, rarely drinking without eating! And often, if you are planning an evening alcohol, eat a dish greasy. And when we had not time to eat before drinking, we eat during the evening. But no raw vegetables or foods that provide moisture: foods that are sweet or very dirty! Not to mention the day after party, where we Pounces on hyper-gras foods to combat a hangover (while in reality better drink a little light broth!).

To conclude: If it is not consumed with moderation, alcohol will not help us to lose weight, but instead there are chances that it weighs negative on balance...