| Ah, the beer belly. We all know the common thinking | | | | getting fat. Rationally we should know that too much |
| - drinking beer causes you to be fat. But is this really | | | | of anything will make you fat, but for some reason |
| the case? | | | | beer has gotten a worse rap than other spirits |
| A new study shows that it's not what you're | | | | (maybe thanks to the low-carb Atkins craze?). |
| drinking, it's how much you're drinking in one sitting | | | | The study also didn't find a link between drinking and |
| that causes weight gain. Specifically the study, which | | | | body weight in men, and found only a small effect on |
| was led by Martin Bobak of University College | | | | women's weight that could be linked to drinking. It's |
| London, and which looked at 28,594 middle-aged | | | | also interesting to note that binge drinkers weren't |
| Eastern Europeans, showed that those who drank | | | | necessarily heavier than non-binge drinkers, they just |
| more than 80 grams of alcohol (not beer - alcohol) in | | | | had more belly fat. |
| one sitting at least once a month have a waist size | | | | Want to drink but don't want to binge? Below are |
| about a half-inch bigger than people who drink the | | | | the approximate grams of alcohol for some popular |
| same amount over a week. The men and women | | | | beverage choices.o A bottle of wine (70 grams)o A |
| who drank primarily beer were no more likely to have | | | | six-pack o beer (84 grams)o Six 1.5 oz shots of |
| bigger waist sizes than those who drank primarily | | | | 80-proof spirits (84 grams) |
| wine or spirits. | | | | This is an important reminder of some good advice |
| These are pretty significant findings for anyone who | | | | we've all been hearing for years - everything in |
| loves beer but has been afraid to partake for fear of | | | | moderation. |
