science behind the beer belly?

[PumpItUp]

Guys I'm here wondering what are the true biological reason for a beer gut. What makes the beer drinker get that huge pot belly they are well known for. I use to drink a lot of beer as a young man and i had mines to show, it wasn't until my early 30s that I got into fitness and stopped drinking that my pot belly went away. Any clues as to what is really going on?

[sdr1014]

your body is storing the shit ton of excess empty calories in the alcohol as fat around your stomach (where most people store fat)

[stevesmi]

men store fat typically in their stomach's more than any other part

beer is a lot of shit calories you don't need. and considering people who drink beer don't workout typically there is the connection

and its the same concept of guys who lift for an hour then go to chikfilA or something after the gym.. ummmm... you just defeated the whole purpose

there is a reason they call food like that 'gut food'.. it literally stores fat right in your gut.

[alphalife]

The liver processes the alcohol and carbs and stores it as fat for use later. Our bodies were built for surviving in nature, not beer and pizza on the couch. Thus, people get fat as fuck.

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[RickRock]

The gut is where a lot of guys primarily store their fat, so that's where it goes. Same goes for eating pizza, hot dogs, ice cream, and whatever else puts fat on them

[hurricane]

yea all above pretty much sum it up.Beer is empty calories and when consumed in large quanities will cause excess fat around the stomach area

[chitown]

I need to pin this post on my refrigerator.

[Shrine]

I feel shity when I drink beer.. Actually the only time I really enjoy it is when I'm dehydrated. Which sounds ridiculous, but that's when I crave it the most. Washing my car on a nice ass day is a day I would want to drink a beer. I personally would rather drink red wine

[stevesmi]

I never understand the taste for beer.. it tastes nasty to me.

I used to drink Smirnoff in my early 20's.. that atleast tasted good. I don't see how anyone could like the taste of Budweiser or cheap beer. I've heard from people you have to drink it a few times to finally like it.

[JackSteel]

Cortisol, estrogen, low testosterone. All caused by habitual drinking.


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