Can Alcohol Prevent Weight Loss?

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Can Alcohol(http://www.lookchem.com/cas-108/108-95-2.html) Prevent Weight Loss?You may just be losing fat and gaining muscle, which is a trend in the right direction, but one that won't show on the scale. And, yes, drinking alcohol can put the brakes on a weight loss program in more ways than one. In the first place, you've got to consider the excess calories you're taking in. There are seven calories per gram of alcohol. A single glass of white wine or an ounce and half of hard liquor provides about 90 calories; a regular beer gives you 150 (a light beer provides about 110). You can almost double the calories in hard liquor if you add a mixer such as fruit juice or tonic water. A typical martini contains 210 calories and a Pina Colada in excess of 300. When you're trying to lose weight, alcohol also works against you because the calories it supplies are "empty" - they provide you with no beneficial nutrients.