Does any type of beer/liquor slow down your metabolism?

Question

I heard that if you drink beer and stuff, it slows down your metabolism and thats why most people get fat from beer.

Anyhow, do all alcoholic drinks slow down your metabolism?

Give me an example of a few.. and how about Grey Goose?

Answer 1

Two drinks initially will speed you up, because the body digests and processes the sugar and alcohol. After that, it's all downhill. And those two drinks I'm not talking about half a glass of vodka or rum and then some mixer. Just two standard drinks. You got a good first answer as well so, you're on your way! Just try and drink responsibly that's all. You can't do anything good drunk, and you definately can't drive. I'm on my way off of the booze. I tried to make some wood peices in my basement and screwed them all up because I was drinking. So that goes to show you how it affects you.

Answer 2

It's true that all alcoholic drinks have a general effect of slowing down the metabolism.  Carbonated alcoholic drinks, or plain alcohol mixed with carbonated beverages, slow down the metabolism while accelerated the rate of digestion, which sometimes causes problems for people.

But that's not why you get fat from drinking, it's because alcohol itself contains 'hidden' calories that drinkers often fail to take into account when designing their diets.  But if you remember that "one drink" contains about 120 Calories and adjust your levels of exercise and eating accordingly, you'll be okay.

Answer 3

Alcohol in any form contains seven calories per gram and causes dehydration. Dehydration is what slows down your metabolism. With that said, alcohol isn't good for the waistline no matter how you drink it.

Beer in particular is bad, mostly because it contains less alcohol and more calories! Less alcohol tends to mean that more beer will be consumed. Check out the web pages in my sources to see calories, carbohydrates, and alcohol content by brand of beer (see source 1) and in Grey Goose vodka (see source 2).

The key is moderation!

Answer 4

Most importantly, alcohol is a central nervous system depressant.  Little surprise it would slow your metabolism.

On the other hand, the liver spends a lot of energy turning alcohol into other things, acetalehyde and acetic acid from the former.  So, while alcohol has 7 cal/gm, it doesn't have 7 *net* calories /gm.  Your body wouldn't have spent that energy getting rid of the alcohol unless you drank it, see what I'm saying?

It's the alcohol which is the depressant, so beer/wine/liquor all do it.

Now, this beer = fat thing.  I propose to you an alternative idea of the beer belly.  Take your average person with a beer belly.  Could it be the case of beer they drink?  Yes, possibly, there are a lot of calories there.  But, when you're drinking, what and how much do you eat?  If you're like most drinkers, it's fatty food and a lot more than you should.  So, what's more likely to make you fat: a drink or a lot of fatty food?  No, folks, I think the beer belly is simply the result of a drunk person's idea of good food... and the drunker you are, well, you get the idea.