How bad is light beer for a diet ...?!
Question: Brooklynnj:
Light beer - any alcohol - is not good for weight loss for two reasons:
7 calories per gram - much more than carbs & fats
No real nutritional value
The idea behind weight loss diets is to get the most nutritional benefit out of the food you consume. Fresh fruits and vegetables with the roughage, vitamins, minerals, carbs and proteins are ideal.
Our commercial food supply has dwindling amounts of trace elements in them, so we MD's recommend vitamins as well.
When you augment your diet with something that gives minimal nutritional benefit and significant caloric intake without the benefit of fiber for your gut, you could say you are "doing something bad" while dieting.
Keep portions small, consume more than half your diet in fresh fruits and vegetables, and if light beer is an occasional splurge, treat yourself to one. Occasional alcohol - even though 7 calories per gram - is not a diet breaker, it just doesn't help much.
Answers: Brooklynnj:
Light beer - any alcohol - is not good for weight loss for two reasons:
7 calories per gram - much more than carbs & fats
No real nutritional value
The idea behind weight loss diets is to get the most nutritional benefit out of the food you consume. Fresh fruits and vegetables with the roughage, vitamins, minerals, carbs and proteins are ideal.
Our commercial food supply has dwindling amounts of trace elements in them, so we MD's recommend vitamins as well.
When you augment your diet with something that gives minimal nutritional benefit and significant caloric intake without the benefit of fiber for your gut, you could say you are "doing something bad" while dieting.
Keep portions small, consume more than half your diet in fresh fruits and vegetables, and if light beer is an occasional splurge, treat yourself to one. Occasional alcohol - even though 7 calories per gram - is not a diet breaker, it just doesn't help much.
All beer has high quantity of yeast and sugar, so if you're trying to cut back on fat intake then don't drink too much beer!
I think Liquid calories end up to be what they call Empty calories, so I would only have one maybe two at a time.
or try a glass of red wine instead
light beer is high in calories.
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coint the calories. if you drink one or two i don't think it will hurt. beer is good for flushing ou your kidneys.