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THE WEEK, Page 36HEALTH & SCIENCEWhence Beer Bellies?
Beer, sure, but it's also true that alcohol slows the burning of
fat
Why do beer drinkers get beer bellies? It's obvious: beer, like
alcohol in general, is full of calories. Except that the
obvious is only part of the story. The Journal of the American
Medical Association reports that Swiss physiologists have found
that alcohol not only adds calories to the diet but also keeps
the body from burning dietary fat properly. Booze in the
bloodstream can slow down fat metabolism more than 30% -- though
it speeds up the burning of carbohydrates. When fat isn't
metabolized, it gets deposited on thighs, hips, stomach and
other embarrassing parts of the body. So while one answer to an
inappropriately bulging physique might be to give up alcohol
entirely, going on the wagon is not necessarily the only
solution. Another is simply to reduce the percentage of fat in
the diet.