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....@m - 30 Jan 2007 01:11 GMT

Alcohol, liver function, and cholesterol

I lost 25 lbs. at the beginning of 2005, and kept it off for almost
the entire year, then through 2006 I've become used to a lot of drinks
while I study or socialize in business. In the last year I've become
a huge consumer of alcohol. A LOT. Although I don't eat red meat
(maybe once a month in a hamburger), I find I've gained 35 pounds.

Can anyone provide some links, data, or advice, about alcohol, the
liver, fat and high cholesterol even though I don't EAT a lot of
saturated fat, could the introduction of something that chemically
makes the liver work harder make the fat in the blood higher? I've
been told "no" only a blood test would tell but, I cannot believe
that just a simple carbohydrate like sugar from alcohol would cause
this "huge fluff' I don't "feel" sick

???? any response if appreciated

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spamfree@spam.heaven - 30 Jan 2007 03:34 GMT

>Although I don't eat red meat
>(maybe once a month in a hamburger), I find I've gained 35 pounds.

I don't see the relevance of red meat.

Your 35 pounds is approximately 80,000 calories that you ate in excess
to requirements and your body duly stored this for a rainy day which
never came. You need a few rainy years, I'm afraid.

jack

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broda - 30 Jan 2007 09:43 GMT

> Your 35 pounds is approximately 80,000 calories that you ate in excess
> to requirements and your body duly stored this for a rainy day which
> never came. You need a few rainy years, I'm afraid.

In men, energy can't burned without activity (children and a lot of
animals can because of their brown adipouse tussiue). So your body
stores energy not needed in a weight efficient way: fat (high calories
- low weight). The problem is: the more fat stored (especially on the
waist) the higher ist the permanent fat turnover the higher is your
blood-level.

Can you imagine to stop drinking and increase physical activity? Do
this!

David

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spamfree@spam.heaven - 30 Jan 2007 11:43 GMT

>> Your 35 pounds is approximately 80,000 calories that you ate in excess
>> to requirements and your body duly stored this for a rainy day which
>> never came. You need a few rainy years, I'm afraid.
>
>In men, energy can't burned without activity

I guess you mean fat stores can't be burned (easily). Energy must be
burned all the time. Stop and you die. A calorie balanced diet implies
you burn all the fat you ingest.

By "rainy days", I meant starvation (well at least a calorie deficient
diet)

>(children and a lot of
>animals can because of their brown adipouse tussiue). So your body
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>Can you imagine to stop drinking and increase physical activity? Do
>this!

Drinking calorie containing drinks, I guess you mean?
I generally drink water.

jack

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Jim Chinnis - 30 Jan 2007 19:18 GMT

....@m wrote in part:

>Alcohol, liver function, and cholesterol
>
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>
>???? any response if appreciated

Alcohol contains calories. You tend to drink in addition to the meals you
ate that day, and not out of hunger, so the alcohol calories tend to be
extra. Being extra, they pile on fat.

When your body fat rises, your blood lipids get worse as well.

(Alcohol isn't a sugar. It's not even a carb.)
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA jchinnis@alum.mit.edu

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