I believe bread and wine (carbs + alchol) must make you put weight on, how can this source be right in thinking it cant?
2006-09-05 11:22:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
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2006-09-05 11:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What makes you put on weight is eating more calories per day than you burn. Period. It doesn't matter where the calories come from, it's just the number that you eat. The food you eat is positive calories. Physical activity/basic life functions are negative. Add. A positive number = gained weight.
Actually, no, I read somewhere that high fructose corn syrup triggers your body to store calories as fat. But that's not in bread or wine.
2006-09-05 11:59:20 · answer #2 · answered by τεκνον θεου 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything in moderation. It's what you put on the bread that can pile on the weight but too much of a good thing....will always come back at you. I'd be more worried about my liver with the wine!
2006-09-05 11:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by mjdp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's how much you consume that matters. Wine has antioxidants which are good for you, they prevent oxidation. But then again, if you have three bottles in one sitting, you are well on your way to contacting AA. Everyone needs carbohydrates, but there is a thing called glycemic index. It's how fast your blood sugar rises after you eat that harms you the most. Eating enough bread is good, but too much at a time can be bad.
2006-09-05 11:30:37 · answer #4 · answered by Max W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both have carbohydrates (bread almost certainly also has proteins and fat), and wine has alcohol which is the worst. Calories are calories wherever you get them from, and will add to your energy intake. Whether or not you put on weight depends on whether you're taking in more energy ('calories') than you're expending. This has nothing to do with whether it is wine or beer (or milk), and bread or pasta (or for that matter tofu and lentils), that you get your energy from. So you can tell your informant this is pure nonsense!
2006-09-08 06:08:02 · answer #5 · answered by had enough of idiots - signing off... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how much you eat and how often, doesn't it? If you are drinking all the time and eating a big loaf every meal, of course, you'll put on weight. If you are drinking occasionally and eating just a small amount of bread, then it shouldn't be a problem. The basic rule is Don't eat more than you need to and you won't gain weight.
2006-09-05 11:29:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what this "source" was thinking but wine and bread are full of carbs. If you eat and drink them excessively, unless you also work out like a maniac, they are bound to pack on some pounds. If you work out regularly and eat and drink it only seldomly then it wouldn't wreak as much havoc as, say, a Quarter Pounder with cheese.
2006-09-05 11:28:46 · answer #7 · answered by elk312 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really it depends on your body and if you are active. People who are less active are more prone to putting on weight from breads and processed starchy foods. But as for wine, you would have to drink a lot of wine to gain weight from it.
2006-09-05 11:26:21 · answer #8 · answered by Shanigirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a medical FACT that you can drink four bottles of 'New World' (= v. strong) wine along with fifteen loaves A DAY without putting on any weight AT ALL !!!
2006-09-05 11:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old friend of mine, Omar Khayyam once said "A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread--and Thou" ... none of the 3 will make you fat if you have the know-how!
2006-09-05 11:37:14 · answer #10 · answered by looking4ziza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the quantity! Carbs and alcohol become sugar. Carbs are better for lunch and NOT dinner. Reduce wine and you're fine.
2006-09-05 11:28:49 · answer #11 · answered by Blue Blue Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋