Small amounts of alcohol may have some
benefits but large amounts or the abuse of alcohol will be detrimental to your
health and physique. Now when I say small amounts I mean 1 glass per day, (
example a glass of wine or a glass of whisky) this has been proven to increase
HDL (good cholesterol) in the body. This excludes the soft drinks or sweetened
drinks that are sometimes added to alcohol.
If you are serious about losing weight and getting
into shape then I would suggest not consuming any alcohol at all. Alcohol has 7calories
per gram which makes it the second highest, second to fat which has 9 calories
per gram. If you are on a calorie restricted diet then alcohol is just going to
be extra calories that your body does not need, these are wasted calories and
have no benefit.
Alcohol reduces the body’s ability to burn
fat, the liver is responsible for metabolizing alcohol and fat, and alcohol
prevents the liver from metabolizing fat, that’s because alcohol takes priority
over fat. Alcohol is a toxin (poison) and it has to be detoxified by the body.
Consuming alcohol has other risks like; damaged muscle cells, various heart and
circulatory problems, effects the nervous system and brain, less efficient
healing of injuries, it’s a diuretic which leads to dehydration, Numerous
sexual dysfunctions like; loss of libido, reduced sperm formation, menstrual
irregularities, and shrinkage of sexual organs. Alcohol also reduces the
absorption of many vitamins like vitamin B which could lead to you becoming
anemic.
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