I've been taught that calories come from 3 places - carbs, protein and fat. However, if you look at the nutritional label on a bottle of vodka - it contains calories, but 0 carbs, 0 protein and 0 fat. So what gives alcohol it's calories?
2007-11-21 16:53:48 · 3 answers · asked by FishStory 6 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Carbs, technically speaking. It's like sugar only worse.
These labels are made in relation to human digestion. Humans get calories from carbs, protein and fat.
But calorie is a unit of energy. Gasoline or wood can be converted to calories, but not by human digestive system.
2007-11-21 16:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is quickly metabolized and converted into glucose by the liver.
Am sure you've heard of alcoholics becoming diabetics?
2007-11-22 01:03:58 · answer #2 · answered by alpla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol metabolizes in your system and creates sugar. Alcohol also slows down your metabolism and what you eat will take longer to digest.
2007-11-22 01:04:20 · answer #3 · answered by JFH 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋