Well... besides the calorie content (7 cals per gram of alcohol) alcohol has some pretty crappy metabolic side effects...Originally Posted by cheesegrater
It decreases fat oxidation and increases fatty acid accumulation...
It decreases glucose metabolism and impairs gluconeogenesis so you get an increase in lactic acid and a mild lactic acidosis...
It decreases protein synthesis and increases protein catabolism...
It causes dehydration (it makes you pee a lot)...
andddd.... It can also decrease testosterone levels....
....Oh... And it can make you do really stupid things... like eat 2 pizza's without thinking about it...
but other than that!
Sure - the occasional drink is fine... but you are better off limiting it if you can.