Calorie-aholics

Angall08
Angall08 Posts: 148 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
So I like the occasional beer, some shots, or a mixed drink. Does alcohol contain a lot of calories? I heard it does but not completely sure.

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  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    carbs, protein = 4 calories per gram
    alcohol = 7 calories per gram
    fat = 9 calories per gram

  • MrStabbems
    MrStabbems Posts: 3,110 Member
    alcohol doesn't actually contain any calories, it's a myth. You just get drunk and eat lots...hence the calories.

    Yep.
  • FairhavenDS
    FairhavenDS Posts: 1,046 Member
    Here you go:

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=alcohol+calories
  • curborough
    curborough Posts: 131 Member
    Obviously alcohol contains calories!????
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    A shot of booze is going to be around 100 calories...you cannot store those calories though as your body has to metabolize the alcohol before anything else...as such, all other metabolic functions are put on hold...so you don't store the calories from drinking, but you aren't going to be oxidizing fat or burning off calories from anything else while alcohol is in your system.

    Beer and wine are a little different because they contain both alcohol sugars and other non alcohol carbohydrates...the non alcohol sugars can be stored.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    MrStabbems wrote: »
    alcohol doesn't actually contain any calories, it's a myth. You just get drunk and eat lots...hence the calories.

    Yep.

    Oh, how I wish this were true.
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