Surely you have seen a beer belly. It is characterized by having a rounded, rigid shape and affects both people who are overweight as well as those who are thin. At vacation and party time, alcohol can be the villain of the diet and throw away all the effort built with food and exercise. Read on and understand how alcohol consumption causes fatlocated.

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After all, what is beer belly?

The famous beer belly is nothing more than visceral abdominal fat Usually, this fat has a rigid aspect and is disproportionate to the rest of the body.

According to a survey by Brazilian Liver Institute (Ibraf), 55% of Brazilians over 18 years of age consume alcoholic beverages, with 32% of that number consume on a weekly basis The numbers confirm something that we can easily identify at parties and celebrations: drinks such as beer, draft beer, and caipirinhas are always present and in great demand. The problem is that, in fact, alcohol is efficient in promoting fat gain, and this happens in several ways in our organism.

Check out below what are the main ways:

• Alcohol and sugar: The consumption of alcohol is transformed into sugar in the body, changing the metabolism and slowing it down;
• High calorie content: the alcoholic beverages are high in calories To get an idea, just 1 g of alcohol has 7 calories;
• Alcohol accompaniments: Almost always, the consumption of alcoholic beverages comes together with the consumption of unhealthy snacks such as processed foods, fried foods, or items rich in carbohydrates;
• It increases the appetite: When consuming alcoholic beverages, instantly our brain is switched into "hunger mode", which explains the increase in appetite. Besides this, it is also responsible for deregulating the hormones that cause satiety.

So if you have been disciplined in your exercise and eating routine, know that alcohol can put it all to waste.

Learn more about visceral fat

While excess fat of any kind can be dangerous, visceral fat, also caused by alcohol consumption, can be a serious risk factor for:

• Insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and diabetes.
• Cholesterol and high blood pressure.
• Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and stroke.
• Some types of cancer.

Finally, to reduce visceral fat, there is no secret. It is necessary to combine a healthy diet with physical exercises that help eliminate this type of fat.

Unfortunately, we can't tell our body exactly where we'd like to lose measurements. So, to burn it off, it's no use focusing on exercises for the belly. That way, you have to concentrate on burn fat from everywhere .

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