Comments on: Alcohol’s Effect on Fat Burning and Appetite

By: Jonas

Jonas — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:04:13 +0000

Excellent! I like that you have studies backing up what you say. Most articles on weight loss is just assumptions (not always correct). Thanks!

By: Paramjit

Paramjit — Mon, 23 May 2011 01:25:20 +0000

I am glad that you have found this to be useful.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:31:02 +0000

Thanks for this information, I’ve been trying to find out more about the effects of alcohol and fat burning but most of the stuff iv’e read hasn’t really had any scientific merit to it. But this has really cleared it up for me.
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By: kaylee

kaylee — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:48:19 +0000

Hi guys

Alcohol is also a cause of fat burning. So avoid alcohol and get fit.

By: Paramjit

Paramjit — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:14:24 +0000

Thank you for sharing that Aaron. Yes alcohol definitely messes up the body. Anyone wanting to seriously lose weight should look at the effect of alcohol in their lives. They should understand what it does and then determine if they can go on losing weight while drinking alcohol. the best thing to do is to abstain until the target weight is reached. The alternative is a fixed quota of drinks in a single session.

By: Paramjit

Paramjit — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:55:50 +0000

Thank you for your comment Juan. You provided a very interesting perspective on alcohol and caloric balance. It it comes down to just balancing of calories, I would probably agree with you. But do also bear in mind that alcohol would disrupt your hormonal balance. At the moment, research shows that it disrupts alcohol production and boosts cortisol. So even though you may be able to balance your calories, you may still have problems as your hormones could be working against you. I also believe that alcohol would have an effect on other fat burning hormones such as HGH. Anyway, it is an interesting point of view and I will have to look into this further.

By: Juan

Juan — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:30:06 +0000

In the end it all boils down to how much fat-equivalent, aka calories, one consumes. Alcohol has the effect of boosting your appetite. But as long as the calories contained in your alcoholic beverages + food don’t surpass whatever daily limit you’ve set out for yourself, it doesn’t really matter where they come from.

If you expend 2000kcal/day during your daily routine, and consume only 1500kcal/day between food, regular drinks and alcoholic beverages, you’ll still be 500kcal below your daily expense. Even with the alcohol and your fat breakdown being paused for several hours every day, you still need those 2000 kcal. So, once the alcohol is all used up it’s back to burning fat and you’ll still be plundering your fat-bank by 500kcal/day. Of course, you need the discipline to not run out for a kebab after 2 beers.

There’s not a lot of magic behind weight loss. What goes in must come out, lest it be stored as fat. Given this, weight loss can be attacked from various angles, not all equally healthy, but eventually it’s up to you: find whatever works for you and stick with it.

By: Aaron Mcintosh

Aaron Mcintosh — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:57:19 +0000

This is something that I can talk on a personal level. Years ago when I drank a lot, I was always overweight by about 15 pounds. I think everyone is a little different but the way alcohol affected my body was when I was drinking I didn’t want any food. Most people who drink a lot don’t want to eat while they are drinking because food slows the effect of the alcohol and you can lose your high. We drink to get that high feeling and the alcohol messes that up. Once I got that high feeling, I could drink for hours and not eat anything. The next day however was a different story. I would eat constantly all day. My body would crave food and I was very hungry. I did this for years and it had an adverse affect on my weight and blood pressure. Later I realized I was borderline diabetic and developed heart problems.
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By: weight loss

weight loss — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:20:20 +0000

Good information, thanks for posting that. I have bookmarked your site and will come back to see what else you have to say. Losing weight is so challenging for me that the more information I have the better: there are so many ideas and people to learn from. Looking forward to coming back and learning some more to help make a difference to my body weight. David

By: Sudeep

Sudeep — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:39:44 +0000

Hey Paramjit,
A really nice article.Love to follow your blog and hear more from your site