Beer makes you fat!!!

Alcohol does terrible things to your mind, personality and body. The Yahoo article below references a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study about the impacts of beer on your diet. Does it really come as a surprise to anybody that alcohol has "empty" calories contributing to obesity? The "beer gut" is called that for pretty clear reason. You tend to see it in people who overindulge in beer. Duh! another strike against recreational alcohol.

Quoting the article:

The study found:

• On any given day, about one-third of men and one-fifth of women consumed calories from beer, wine or liquor.
• Averaged out to all adults, the average guy drinks 150 calories from alcohol each day, or the equivalent of a can of Budweiser.
• The average woman drinks about 50 calories, or roughly half a glass of wine.
• Men drink mostly beer. For women, there was no clear favorite among alcoholic beverages.
• There was no racial or ethnic difference in average calories consumed from alcoholic beverages. But there was an age difference, with younger adults putting more of it away.

Of course, the gist of the story and the message from the researcher quoted was that the government need to enact some sort of regulation like NY is doing with sugary drinks. I say that is completely unnecessary but you will not find me tossing down beers for lots of reason. If you are trying to stay in shape and watch your weight, why in the world would you want to bother with alcohol?

Yahoo news - booze calories nearly equal sodas