Does drinking beer at night make you fat?

Beer is a popular drink among the public, especially in the hot summer, drinking two glasses of ice-cold beer feels really great. Beer can not only quench thirst and relieve heat, but also make people salivate and whet their appetite. Many people pay more attention to their figure and don’t want to get fat, as getting fat can lead to many health problems. Middle-aged people are more likely to have a beer belly when they gain weight. Is the beer belly caused by drinking beer? Does drinking beer at night make you fat?

Beer does not contain many nutrients. It contains no vitamins and only very little protein and sugar. When we say the alcohol content of beer, we are referring to its sugar content. In addition, beer also contains 4%-5% alcohol, but the alcohol content is much lower than that of strong liquor, so the total calories are lower.

Some people believe that the bitter taste of hops can promote the secretion of digestive juices, helping the body digest and absorb food. As a result, it increases appetite, increases calorie intake, and makes people fat. Others believe that a bottle of beer contains about 1.3 mg of niacin (a component of vitamins), which can promote the burning of other nutrients, release energy, and result in making people fat. Both of the above statements make sense, but beer itself has limited calories after all, and drinking three or two glasses will not make you fat.

However, binge drinking on a regular basis is another matter. Just think about it, after drinking seven or eight liters of beer, the gastrointestinal tract is overloaded. The accumulated alcohol causes the gastrointestinal blood vessels to constrict, making it impossible for the intestines to move. The gastrointestinal tract is like a capsule, it gets bigger and bigger, and finally becomes like a big ball in the stomach. If you "soak" in beer like this all day long, the contraction function of the gastrointestinal tract will be greatly weakened, and you will eventually develop a "beer belly", right? Moreover, the heat energy provided by so much beer is also very large. Every 100 grams of beer provides 40-50 kcal of heat energy, and 8 liters of beer can provide 1600 kcal of heat energy, which is basically equivalent to the calories required by a person with a height of 160 cm throughout the day. After drinking so much beer, you can't go without eating anything all day. After eating, it means excessive calorie intake, and obesity will naturally appear in your body without any doubt.

If you want to drink beer but don't want to gain weight, you have to control your beer drinking. Don't drink too much or eat too much. In fact, beer is between wine and soft drinks. Now drinking beer is basically not just a privilege in summer, it has become a healthy drink consumed all year round. The key still depends on everyone's self-control ability. Everything should be done in moderation.