Ten things you should know about alcohol

1.Alcohol consumption postpones the burning of fat. Most part of the alcohol is converted into acetate. Acetate has the tendency to push fat to the back of the queue.

2.The calories in alcohol are metabolized before carbohydrates, protein or fat.

3. Alcoholic beverages that advertise carb-free spirits are baloney. Finding carbohydrates- free beverages is as possible as finding cholesterol-free candies.

4. Alcohol beverages contain no cholesterol, no fat and little sodium.

5. Not only does alcohol reduce the number of calories you burn but it can also increase cravings for other carbohydrates.

6.Heavy drinking leads to such problems as breast cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, testosterone damages etc.

7.Moderate alcohol consumption leads to a healthier, longer life.

8. Beverages such as wine, gin, vodka, rye, scotch, diet soda and seltzer are appropriate while on a diet.

9. Most doctors refuse to associate the consumption of alcoholic drinks to weight gain.

10. The way your body responds to drinking is influenced by a large number of factors.