How Alcohol Can Lead to Putting On Weight

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Alcohol Metabolism | Does Alcohol Increase Estrogen? Avoid Weight Gain When Drinking.
Alcohol, Blood Sugar & Aromatase:
Drinking alcohol can cause a drop in blood glucose because alcohol blocks the production of glucose in the liver (the liver contains “emergency stores” of glucose to raise your blood sugar if it drops too low.).
Once the liver’s stores of glucose are used up, a person who has drank a lot of alcohol can’t make more right away, and that can lead to dangerously low blood glucose (or even death.) Since alcohol puts your blood sugar on somewhat of a rollercoaster and, blood sugar swings create inflammation and surges in insulin that can worsen estrogen dominance by up-regulating aromatase in the fat cells making more problematic, active estrogen..
Study – Toxicology;.
The study looked to investigate if ethanol alters aromatization of androgens and concentrations of hepatic estrogen and androgen receptors. In rats given ethanol, hepatic aromatization of androgen to estrogen was significantly increased by the ethanol administration. There was also a significant increase in serum estrogen level but a decreased circulating testosterone level in the alcohol-fed rats. Furthermore, the concentration of estrogen receptors in liver cytosol was significantly higher in alcohol-fed rats, as compared to the control. Lastly, hepatic androgen receptor levels were much lower in alcohol-fed rats than those in control (6).
Alcohol, Phytoestrogens, and Congeners:
Plants used to produce alcoholic beverages contain estrogen-like substances (i.e., phytoestrogens.) Observations that men with alcoholic cirrhosis often show testicular failure and symptoms of feminization have suggested that alcoholic beverages may contain biologically active phytoestrogens as congeners. Biochemical analyses have identified several phytoestrogens in the congeners of bourbon, beer, and wine. For example, beer has powerful estrogenic effects of due to “hopein,” (potent phytoestrogen in hops also called 8-PN) which is the phytoestrogen found in the bittering agent in beer. Another two estrogenic substances of plant origin have been identified in beer using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry known as daidzein and genistein. These phytoestrogens in alcohol (more so in beer) attach preferentially to alpha estrogen receptors, as opposed to beta estrogen receptors, increasing the risk of breast cancer..
Alcohol & Estrogen Receptors:
Study Estrogen ReceptorsPublished in the journal Cancer Research, researchers found that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of breast cancer..
**However, the exact mechanism(s) of alcohol-induced mammary cancer was stated as being unknown**.
In human breast cancer cell lines, it was found that ethanol caused a dose-dependent increase of up to 10to 15-fold in the activity of the liganded estrogen receptor (ER-alpha.) Concluded that increased estrogen-responsiveness might contribute to alcohol-induced breast cancer (4).
References:
1) Links Between Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer. (2015, March 24). Retrieved from https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/838694_3.
2) How Alcohol Affects Your Hormones Better By Dr. Brooke. (2018, August 24). Retrieved from https://betterbydrbrooke.com/alcohol-affects-hormones/.
3) Sex hormones in alcohol consumption: a systematic review of evidence Erol Addiction Biology Wiley Online Library. (2017). Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/adb.12589.
4) Alcohol Stimulates Estrogen Receptor Signaling in Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines. (2000, October 15). Retrieved from http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/60/20/5635.
5) V, P. (n.d.). Can alcohol promote aromatization of androgens to estrogens? A review. PubMed NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11163119.
6) KW, C. (n.d.). Effects of chronic ethanol intake on aromatization of androgens and concentration of estrogen and androgen receptors in rat liver. PubMed NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2389244.
7) JS, G. (n.d.). Alcoholic beverages as a source of estrogens. PubMed NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15706799.
8) Gavaler JS, et al. (n.d.). The phytoestrogen congeners of alcoholic beverages: current status. PubMed NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7892304.
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Does Alcohol really contribute to weight gain? Annie Grace explains the three main reasons why alcohol makes us fat, according to scientific research. She also debunks some widely accepted myths about alcohol and it’s sugar content as well as how alcohol processes in our bodies..
One Year, No Beer.
Earlier this week I was asked to speak at a live event in London, the One Year, No Beer, One Day Live Event which was really exciting. I couldn’t make it there in person but I would have loved to.  This was not good timing for me, so I was actually beamed in via Skype, and it was really cool. I got to share a topic that I’d just done a bunch of research on. I thought, what better place to share this research that I’ve just done than on this podcast, because it’s so interesting. And especially at this time of year, because we are all, early summer, we’re thinking about bathing suit season. Maybe not if you’re in Australia, or South Africa, but definitely in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re thinking about bathing suit season. Most people are thinking about losing a bit of weight..
Alcohol Can Make You Fat.
Today, I want to talk about the three main reasons why alcohol can make you fat according to science. First, lets start with what’s not true. I have been even a victim to this persistent myth. But there is this persistent myth that alcohol is sugar, or that alcohol turns to sugar in the body. This has been widely accepted as common knowledge, but it’s actually not true. Yet, alcohol can certainly make you fat. So, how exactly does this work?
Sugar, Sugar.
First of all, don’t get me wrong, most alcoholic drinks contain a lot of sugar and carbohydrates. For example, one pint of cider contains almost as much sugar as the World Health Organization recommends as your daily total allowance of sugar. Additives and mixers, they’re all chock full of sugar. A margarita can contain between 30 and 150 grams of sugar, and around 700 calories. Some margaritas, if you go up to the 32 ounces… I know I drank some of those in my day. There’s up to 1,200 to 1,500 calories in a single margarita. There’s certainly a sugar rush when you drink most things and a huge sugar component in drinking alcohol overall, but the alcohol itself, if you look at the label, it does not contain sugar..
The Myth.
Now, this myth originated because while alcohol is not technically sugar, if you read the nutritional label, the confusion started because some experts have said that alcohol is metabolized as sugar. And while again that’s not technically true, some aspects of truth brings us to reason number one. Alcohol in fact is more quickly stored as fat than even excess calories from sugar or carbohydrates or protein, or even in the right circumstances, even fat itself..
Calorie Content.
This is why. Alcohol has a high calorie content but it’s completely devoid of nutrients. In fact, aside from fat, ethanol, the micronutrient, or ethanol, which is what alcohol is, is the macronutrients which is just another word for like carbohydrates, fat, anything that you can consume that contains calories. It’s the macronutrients with the highest energy density. Alcohol has seven calories per gram. Whereas carbohydrates for example, have four calories per gram. To make it worse, alcohol does not require as much time or effort for digestion. That’s because it’s really quickly absorbed in your bloodstream and converted into energy. The energy is stored as fat..
Quick Fix.
In fact, some of the alcohol can even be absorbed directly through the stomach lining, which is why it can effect you so quickly. But there’s a compounding factor here. That’s because your body recognizes alcohol as a poison, so it actually stops digestion and processing of any other foods to process alcohol first. That salad you ate with all the incredible nutrients will stop being digested so that your digestive system can deal with the alcohol, and store the alcohol’s energy as, yeah, you guess it, as fat. The longer you drink, the more slowly you’ll digest any food that you eat. In fact that actually brings us right to reason number two alcohol can make you fat..
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**Does Alcohol Make You Gain Weight?**.
Often, when you set out on a weight loss journey, you may consider whether alcohol and weight loss mix and whether you’ll need to give up alcohol completely in order to make the most of your efforts. The answer I’m going to give you today is ‘No, not completely.’ That may make some of you happy to hear!
In fact, when it comes to the question “Does alcohol make you fat,” it’s not actually the alcohol that causes you the problems. There are 4 predominant issues that I cover in this video and below that actually cause you to gain weight if you drink often. Let’s dive on in and find out what they are!
**Problem #1 Blunted liver processing and metabolism.
When you drink alcohol, your body considers it a poison and focuses its efforts on metabolizing it before anything else. Because of this, the livers’ job of metabolizing fat is severely blunted. Studies have shown that this process, necessary to stop your body from storing excess fat, can be affected by up to 75%!
Also, when your liver is busy trying to metabolize alcohol, it gets severely depleted of your vitamin and mineral resource, especially B vitamins. One particular symptom of a lack of Vitamin B is tiredness. Think back to your last hangover – Now you probably understand why you felt so tired!
**Problem #2 Increased storage of fat from food and sugary drinks.
Building on top of weight gain and alcohol problem #1 comes the issue of fat being stored more readily due to the blunting of your liver function to metabolize fat. During times of drinking alcohol you should be more choosy about what you eat, opting for foods that are higher in Protein, but lower in Carbs and Fat..
Even a meal that you would normally think of as healthy, such as salad, avocado, and salmon, could end up causing you to store more fat. This goes back to the blunting of the liver function and it is not being able to keep up with metabolizing the extra calories effectively..
Your choice of drink will also be important, as anything that is sugary, like cocktails, will obviously be higher in Carbs than a straight drink like a vodka soda. For a full list of approved best drinks, check out my 30-Day weight loss plan at → https://www.fitfatherproject.com/ff30x-letter-video/.
**Problem #3 A negative effect on sleep.
The next problem of alcohol and weight gain is its negative effect on sleep, particularly sleep quality and duration. The main impact is when it comes to REM sleep as this is when your body is usually producing necessary hormones for your body to be at its optimum. That moves us to the next problem..
**Problem #4 A negative effect on hormones.
When it comes to weight gain and alcohol, this problem is a big one too. If you’ve been around our channel or our website, you’ll know that hormones have a massive impact on your weight loss efforts..
Even after just 2 or 3 drinks, alcohol lowers Human Growth Hormone and Testosterone levels, while increasing levels of Estrogen. This creates a very favorable environment for weight gain, which is exactly what you don’t need..
So when it comes to weight loss and alcohol, my recommendation would be to limit the number of times you drink; when you do drink, make sure you use the approved drinks I recommend in FF30X → https://www.fitfatherproject.com/ff30x-letter-video/; drink plenty of water and make wise food choices to go with them..
I hope this answers your question “Does alcohol make you gain weight?” and helps you along the way! For more information on this topic, you can read our fully comprehensive article at → https://www.fitfatherproject.com/how-alcohol-affects-weight-loss-mofu-n/.
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Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, says alcohol is a big component of weight gain, because of the ability to drink without being watched over and drinks have calories..
“It will help you to gain weight, because you are drinking and then still getting hungry. The beer belly is a real deal and it’s not a lie or a myth.”

How Alcohol Affects Weight Loss! Marc talks about why alcohol will stop you from losing weight especially fat!
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Do you really want to know why you can’t lose weight when you drink alcohol? Stay tuned. I’ll tell you all about it..
3:25 So number one is that alcohol itself carries a caloric value, which means one gram of alcohol has seven calories. So if you’re on a calorie diet, if you count your calories, means that whatever amount of alcohol you drink, you will need to add into your calorie account. So just to compare, carbohydrates and protein have around four calories a gram, and fat has nine calories a gram..
So alcohol has seven. It’s somewhere in the middle, so it has a bit more than your normal pizza and the carbs you’re eating. So that’s something you need to consider. And that affects your weight loss, because most of the time, I think 90% of people who were asked how much calories your beer has, have no idea. So beer has around 150, a pint of beer, 150 calories, and a glass of wine, a big glass of wine has around 200 to 220 calories. So this is something you need to consider while you drink alcohol..
4:27 Number two, and this is, I think, the most important bit. I really want you to understand this point, so make sure you pay attention. Another wink here. So alcohol has no nutritional value, which means your body cannot use it at all. So the first thing your body wants to do is get rid of it. Because it has no nutritional value means also your body cannot store it. So what happens? As you drink alcohol, it’s getting broken down by your liver, and now, let’s think about the liver, and this is the important bit I want you to get, because you’re going to realize in a second. Now your liver breaks down the alcohol, metabolizes it on a basis of one unit per hour, breaks it down, which is fine. That sounds good….
6:35 Number three, alcohol is a toxin, and as it is a toxin, it affects or damages our stomach linings, the intestines, your kidneys, and your liver. Now why is that bad, and how does that affect your weight loss? Well, when you think about it, if you eat food, most of the time it will get broken down in your stomach a little bit, then in the small intestine, large intestine, and so on..
So if these are sort of inflamed or not working properly, your body will not be able to function at the full capacity, because all the vitamins and minerals and everything you need that your digestion works properly happens in all of these organs….
8:14 Number four, alcohol lowers testosterone. Now testosterone is known as the hormone or our muscle-building hormone in your body, and also as sort of a fat-burning hormone. Now I’m not going to go into more detail about it, but how does that translate? Well, if you have more muscle in your body, it raises your metabolic rate, and as you have a higher metabolic rate, you will burn more fat..
So this has a big effect on your weight loss as well. As it inhibits your testosterone, you can go into the gym, you can work out, but if you drink alcohol, you will not have the same effect, because testosterone levels are lower, and therefore, you’re not able to build the same amount of muscle you could have done if you haven’t had any alcohol..
8:55 Number five, alcohol increases your appetite. And that’s quite interesting, because if you think about it, most of time, you don’t just drink alcohol, right? You drink alcohol with your food, with something with it. And alcohol has another thing, and that is it is a central nervous system depressant, which means it has an effect on your motor skills, on your thinking, on your focus, and all of a sudden, you start eating more, and you’re not that conscious, and then, oh, let’s have another beer, another shot, another this. So you’re sort of lacking the willpower and the self-control of things, and that’s why it not only stimulates you to eat more, but you’re also not that much in control anymore….
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