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Posted by becksA on August 16, 2005, at 21:59:23
Kind of an obscure topic for an obscure question....but I just randomly came up with this one when I was out at the bar with some friends. I am a pretty skinny guy but I have been trying to maintain that , I.E. when I go out and have some beers, I try not to raid the fridge when I get home.
With that said, to make an example, when all is said and "digested", weight-wise, might I just as well have gone out and ate a bunch of bread? Or is it different?
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 17, 2005, at 13:15:04
In reply to Carbs in alcohol and bread - are they the same?, posted by becksA on August 16, 2005, at 21:59:23
This is an interesting question and a difficult one to answer!
Well the carbs in alcohol come from the alcohol itself and then the mixer or the other stuff they put in it. So if you drink say an 'alcopop' then this is loaded with suger in the form of the mixer. If you drink beer, then I think that the carbs in that are alittle more difficult to break down, so that at least you won't get a sugar rush. However, I think that the carbs in beer gets metabolised first over normal food carbs. Although interestingly, beer is made from almost the same ingredients as bread - yeast, water, sugar and a grain!
The carbs in bread vary widely in what bread it is that you eat. If its a white french bread, then that is just as bad as eating pure glucose - it is broken down very quickly and enters the bloodstream almost immediately. If it is german pumpernickel bread that you eat, then this causes a very slow response in terms of blood sugar, and is the better bread to eat.
If you're worried about weight gain then its the total amount of calories vs your total energy expediture. If you eat-drink more calories than you use, then you'll put on weight and vice versa.
I hope I've sort of answered your questions!
Posted by becksA on August 17, 2005, at 17:49:54
In reply to Re: Carbs in alcohol and bread - are they the same?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 17, 2005, at 13:15:04
yes, thanks very much
Posted by Racer on August 31, 2005, at 17:27:53
In reply to Re: Carbs in alcohol and bread - are they the same, posted by becksA on August 17, 2005, at 17:49:54
The carbs in alcohol really are different from the carbs from food. For one thing, food carbs have four calories per gram, while alcohol carbs have seven calories per gram. That said, beer is very low alcohol, so most of the carbs and calories are from the rest of it.
Hope that helps.
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