Alcohol consumption has always been a very controversial subject. Firstly, there are studies that said moderate drinking enhances your health. Yet, there are other arguments that drinking is definitely not part of a healthy lifestyle. This leads to a question, even if moderate drinking is really good for health, how much is considered moderate? And when people started drinking, will they really drink moderately? To say that alcohol and weight loss are related lead to even more controversy.

So, is alcohol and weight loss really related? Or does alcohol consumption lead to weight gain instead (as in beer belly)? Well, the truth is there is a group of people who lose weight from alcohol consumption. Yet, there is also another group of people who gain weight instead. So, it seems that both arguments are equally valid, isn't it?

Let us look at some probable reasons why alcohol leads to weight loss or weight gain.

1) How alcohol leads to weight gain?

Well, when drank in small amount, alcohol may improve our appetite. As a result, we tend to eat more. Eating more means more calorie consumption which of course lead to weight gain.

2) How alcohol leads to weight loss?

For heavy drinkers or alcoholics, the situation may be entirely different. When too much alcohol is consumed over a short period of time, it may affect your appetite. It is not abnormal for alcoholics to choose beer instead of a nutritious meal. In more extreme cases, an alcoholic may choose to spend all his money on more beer instead of food. This in turn leads to weight loss. Hey, if you are trying to lose weight, this is definitely not the way to go.

To conclude, if you want to lose weight, try to abstain from alcohol, especially when you first started on a weight loss program. If you love to drink, try to do so moderately. By moderately, I mean drink once in a while, probably once per week.(Not moderately everyday. Drinking daily can become a habit that is hard to correct) Weight loss through alcohol consumption is unhealthy.