But even if your alcohol intake inched up only by a glass or two a week, the sobering reality is that your waistline will be showing the effects. According to the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute (INDI), people “forget to look at their alcohol intake” when trying to control their weight and it’s all too easy for the calories to mount up. “Alcohol has a high-calorie content but these are ‘empty calories’ with no nutritional value or benefit,” says Horgan. The World Health Organisation recommends that an adult’s daily sugar intake should not exceed roughly 50grams. It slows fat burningOnly a tiny fraction of the alcohol you drink ends up being stored as fat.

Source: Irish Examiner October 02, 2020 05:04 UTC