Why do people who drink beer get a large stomach?

Question

What in the product (beer) that can affect you in this way? Do you think it can be avoided? Getting a big belly I mean. Or is it that people who drink beers usually just sit there are drink without ever exercising?....

Answer 1

Beer is fattening and full of empty calories. Even "light" beer is not "good" for you.
You only will get a beer gut if you drink tons of beer, dont exercise or eat right. If you drink tons of beer, but exercise and do eat well you wont. I know a guy that drinks a 12 pack a day, but he works out and eats fairly healthy and he dont have a beer gut.

Answer 2

There are lots of other factors involved with obtaining a "beer belly", but one of the major ones is the fact that beer is carbonated, as opposed to most other alcoholic beverages. Yes, champagne and other sparkling wines are carbonated, too, but beer is far-and-away the more frequently consumed.

As beer is consumed, the bubbles (in addition to the volume of liquid) expand the stomach. At the same time, the alcohol in the beer has a sedative effect on the drinker. Over time, the abdominal walls stretch, resulting in the "spare tire" associated with frequent beer consumption.

This obviously only applies to folks who drink beer very frequently; someone who enjoys a couple of beers on Saturday night isn't likely to develop a beer belly, because the abdominal muscles have plenty of time to spring back into shape.

Answer 3

Not everyone does get a big Stomach from drinking beer.
My Brother drank beer all of his life and i dont mean a few beers i mean like a case plus per week and never got the big stomach! I know alot of outher guys who drink a six pack a night and have a normal stomach.

Answer 4

People drink a lot of beer at a time. While other drinks are mostly alcohol, which the body cannot absorb, beer is mostly starch, which makes you fat....

People say that rice and beer give big waists. There are loads of counter examples though....

Answer 5

Beer has one of the lowest alcohol by volume ratios among alcoholic drinks, which means it takes a lot more beer to get you drunk, than say, tequila shots. Because of this, people drink alot more beer than they would most other drinks, to achieve the same results. This increased consumption leads to more calories, which leads to being fat.

Answer 6

beer has alot of carbs and people just dont have one beer, so ur packing urself with carbs not being used which turns into fat. carbs are the killer to the dreaded "beer gut"

Answer 7

the question is not,....."Why do people who drink beer get a large stomach"??,.....but,....."Why do people with large stomachs drink beer"??,.....

Answer 8

Fatty liver, lack of exercise

Answer 9

lots of calories

Answer 10

cause all they do is lay around and drink and eat.