Does Beer really cause weight gain?

[Corporate Thug]

I hear people say all time that they have gained weight because of beer drinking.

I was just looking at Bud Light nutrionational facts:

12oz:

http://www.elook.org/nutrition/beverages/4209-2.html

7g of total carbs/109 calories.


Now compare that to coke:

http://www.thecoca-colacompany...ft_drink_nutrition.pdf

40g of total carbs/150 calories (note: these are rough conversions as the coke pdf only provides info for 8oz, not 12 oz.)

Compared to a common drink, it seems bud light is a much healthier alternative?

 

[CatchPhrase]

I bet you drink more than one bud light.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: CatchPhrase
I bet you drink more than one bud light.

I usually have at least 1 coke a day...which has 4x the carbs of 1 budlight. On average, I probably have 6 beers a week or so.

 

[JohnCU]

it's a myth. some people actually lose weight when they start drinking. i thought my weight gain was from beer but i lost 50 lbs still drinking 10-12 beers a night just by cutting out other things like sweets, sodas and fried foods

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
it's a myth. some people actually lose weight when they start drinking. i thought my weight gain was from beer but i lost 50 lbs still drinking 10-12 beers a night just by cutting out other things like sweets, sodas and fried foods

:shocked:

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: JohnCU
it's a myth. some people actually lose weight when they start drinking. i thought my weight gain was from beer but i lost 50 lbs still drinking 10-12 beers a night just by cutting out other things like sweets, sodas and fried foods

:shocked:

i'm a professional

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

LOL, 12oz = 1 can

 

[xeemzor]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

Are you telling me that you find this confusing? Really seems second nature to me.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

Well, you're not far off the mark. I know plenty of people who drink 12 beers in a night. I don't know many people, other that myself in another life, who could drink 12 sodas.

By the way 12 oz is .35L, so 12 beers is about 4.3L.

Edit: What software are you guys using to open SVG files?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

LOL, 12oz = 1 can

Oh well that's what I was assuming when I made my original comment. What I'm getting at is that it's easy to down a dozen beers in a night (and therefore a shit ton of calories), but I'd be amazed to see someone do 12 Cokes. So yeah, drinking lots of beer will cause you to gain weight, but so will eating apples if you eat enough of them.

 

[zerocool84]

It's not the beer, it's the excess calories + lack or exercise that causes weight gain.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

LOL, 12oz = 1 can

Oh well that's what I was assuming when I made my original comment. What I'm getting at is that it's easy to down a dozen beers in a night (and therefore a shit ton of calories), but I'd be amazed to see someone do 12 Cokes. So yeah, drinking lots of beer will cause you to gain weight, but so will eating apples if you eat enough of them.

:thumbsup:

 

[xeemzor]

No. Anything anyone else says is a lie.

 

[TheVrolok]

Thing is, people don't often include drinking a few beers when they do a rough estimate of caloric intake. So they eat the same as they have, and are now drinking on top of it. Of course they're going to gain weight this way. Is beer incredibly unhealthy when compared to other unhealthy things in the diet? Nah, not really.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

so you just assume that it's 12 cans? That's retarded.

 

[Duddy]

I don't drink beer and I'm 148lbs.

My friends drink beer and they are all fat.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

so you just assume that it's 12 cans? That's retarded.

No, my post was misinterpreted. I assumed 12oz = 1 can, see above.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: JohnCU
it's a myth. some people actually lose weight when they start drinking. i thought my weight gain was from beer but i lost 50 lbs still drinking 10-12 beers a night just by cutting out other things like sweets, sodas and fried foods

:shocked:

i'm a professional

i can verify this

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
How often do you drink a full dozen cokes in a night?

what are you talking about? thats for 12oz, not 12 cans.

I don't know how big a fucking ounce is, where I live we have long discarded such archaic measurements.

so you just assume that it's 12 cans? That's retarded.

No, he was just being typical GodlessAstronomer in that reply. He already stated he assumed that was per can, just had to try to push his metric agenda.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
It's not the beer, it's the excess calories + lack or exercise that causes weight gain.

and the fact that after a night out if you are hungry fast food seems like a good idea (burger/kebab/other), and the next day you will be tired and possibly hung over, thus will graze/crave sugary foods.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Duddy
I don't drink beer and I'm 148lbs.

My friends drink beer and they are all fat.

hmm, intriguing observation.

I, on the other hand, love me some beer. I weigh, hmm let me dig up xeemzor's diagram... a little over 12 stones.
I couldn't really tell you what that hell that meant without said chart. 170lbs in America.


I used to drink maybe 4 or 5 cans of pop a day on average in high school. Got a nice belly on me but otherwise was still basically skinny, just a little misshaped for the weight at 180lbs for a 5'11" frame. Plus I was lazy.

A few beers a day, and a dozen on weekend nights, won't make you gain weight if you manage your diet and/or exercise regularly. If I didn't I could have easily gotten in trouble with weight, as whenever I drink a lot, it tends to be followed up by deliciously greasy food.

 

[sswingle]

And you are comparing light beer to regular coke, which seems a bit flawed.