There have been conflicting reports on how Alcohol can help you or hinder you when it comes to losing weight. The age old concern is that beer makes you put on weight and creates the legendary “beer belly” appearance.  Well recent research shows that beer does in fact, have no direct effect on your stomach fat and enjoying a pint in the evening will not lead to the middle age bulge commonly associated with drinking. However, it has been shown that drinking does “numb” the stomach so that you have more difficulty determining how full you are. This leads to over indulgence when it comes to food whilst drinking and many people will consume a great deal of snacks and fatty foods while drinking as a result.

It has also been reported that some drinks including red wine can help you to lose weight so how can you avoid over indulgence and the alcohol bulge and actually lose weight with alcohol instead? As with all things the key is moderation, a daily drink will promote a healthy weight loss whereas binge drinking and constant alcohol abuse will lead to fatty stomachs and severely ill livers.

Drinking alcohol is always a topic that is much in debate by health critics and consumers alike. We all know drinking too much is bad for and binge drinking once in a while can even have more serious devastating affects than drinking smaller amounts every day. While we are still arguing with ourselves over how much a unit of alcohol really is depending on the beverage there is one alcohol type that really shines out in scientific research today. Surprising us with every discovery we make, a 175ml of red wine once a day is actually proving to be largely beneficial for us in a number of different ways.

You may already be aware that red wine can help keep a healthy heart so long as it is drunk in moderation. Now there are many more benefits you may be surprised to learn about. Below are just 5 of the main benefits that we have learned about recently.

1. Healthy Heart
2. Lose Weight
3. Improve Memory
4. Boost Immune System
5. Prevent Bone Loss
   

   Drinking in Moderation.

We are more surprised to learn that red wine can actually help you to lose weight since alcohol in general is typically attributed to “beer bellies”. However, it has been shown that someone who drinks a glass of red wine every day has a slimmer body and less abdominal fat that those who only drink occasionally.