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If all calories are the same ...

Missbodyrocker
Missbodyrocker Posts: 47
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
If a calorie is a calorie and carbs vs protein aren't supposed to matter in CICO why supposedly does the body burn the calories from alcohol first? I read this some where but why?

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  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    You're taking it out of context.

    In weightloss, focus first on calories, at a reasonable macro distribution meeting dietary needs, and with sufficeint variety - all calories are pretty much the same over the weightloss period. Focusing on alcohol or even carbs (which when cut will induce a quick early loss) to try to discredit this is nonsense.

    Do you drink most of your calories? Because if you do, that's another issue.

    Oh, and the reason alcohol is metabolized fast is because a) it has a high solubility and absorption rate leading to very fast digestion and b) the liver metabolizes it fast. It's basically both an energy source (those freely liberated OH groups) and a cellular poison. We've evolved to get rid of it quickly.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Alcohol is not a macronutrient. It's processed differently by the body.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Since it is fermented, alcohol has already gone through part of the digestion process. Regular food has to be broken down into a form that can enter the bloodstream, so it takes longer.
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    To save another 6 pages of the same arguments http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10109510/is-there-such-thing-as-good-and-bad-calories#latest
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