Alcohol and Calories

Did you know that though absolutely anti-nutritious, alcohol has calories and a lot of them?

From The Anne Collins Weight Loss Program

Alcoholic Drinks

See chart below for the number of minutes of exercise required to burn off these drinks

Exercise	Beer 12 fl oz	Cider 12 fl oz	Scotch x1	Red wine, glass	Port, glass
Aerobics Active	19	21	15	12	24
Golf With Trolley	48	51	38	31	61
Dancing Energetic	21	23	17	14	28
Jogging 5mph	17	18	14	11	22
Swimming Steadily	17	18	14	11	22
Walking 3mph	31	33	23	19	37

Note
All figures are approximate.
They are based on a 150 pound woman. If you weigh more, you will burn more calories.
If you weigh less, you will burn fewer.

Warning!

"Alcohol is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract; however, alcohol cannot be stored and therefore, the body must oxidize (burn) it to get rid of it. Alcohol can only be oxidized in the liver, where enzymes are found to initiate the process.

In addition, alcohol directly contributes to malnutrition since a pint of 86 proof alcohol (not an unusual daily intake for an alcoholic) represents about half of the daily energy requirement. However, ethanol does not have any minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates, fats or protein associated with it. Alcohol causes inflammation of the stomach, pancreas, and intestines which impairs the digestion of food and absorption into blood. Moreover, the acetaldehyde (the oxidation product) can interfere with the activation of vitamins." -- elmhurst.edu