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- THE WEEK, Page 36HEALTH & SCIENCEWhence Beer Bellies?
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- Beer, sure, but it's also true that alcohol slows the burning of
- fat
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- 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.
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