Due to their high sugar content, alcohols are known to contribute to weight gain. But until now, high alcohol consumption has been associated with both lower and higher body mass index (BMI), as well as increased and decreased body fat. Alcohol consumption has further been shown to promote fat retention by reducing lipid oxidation and stimulates the appetite and conversely, it can hinder caloric absorption and increase energy expenditure when it takes place at the same time as meals, thus promoting weight loss. These inconsistencies led researchers at Iowa State University to once again explore this link between alcohol and body composition.
[<em>Article initialement publié en janvier 2023</em>]
Beer is more fattening than wine
Each type of alcohol contains its own nutritional profiles and percentages of alcohol by volume. Thus, to best evaluate the influence of alcohol on body composition, it is necessary to take into account the consumption habits of different types of alcohol (beer, spirits and wine) and not consider alcohol as a whole.
Depending on individual preferences, the long-term effects are different. Greater consumption of beer and spirits, for example, has already been correlated with a higher waist-to-hip ratio, while wine showed no influence on this parameter or contributed to its reduction. The researchers point out in passing that a distinction must also be made…Read more on Science and life
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