Ok, so an important question came up today at work... and inane as it may be, I need help! Someone said vodka is only water and alcohol but has 100 calories per serving. It has no fat, protein, or carbs. How does it have calories? I took a nutrition course at Maryland but we never covered the nutritional content of vodka.
And yes, people do actually concern themselves with such things at my work... and not just for curiosity's sake (as I do). They really are concerned with such things.
Poverty? War? Famine? Who cares?!? and not in a "necessary evil a la Thomas Malthus" kind of way either. Seriously, who cares when we have calories to count!
Posted by at March 19, 2004 06:15 PM...because alcohol is inherently calorie-ific. The chemical compound itself gives the body energy which is inherently caloric.
I'm sure that statement is wildly inaccurate, but I think it's close to the truth. One of these science geeks can probably look up a webpage that tells you all about it, but I am lazy.
Posted by: Chris at March 19, 2004 08:18 PMSorry I said "inherently" twice. I wasn't paying attention.
Posted by: Chris at March 19, 2004 08:23 PMI like Chris' answer, I think that sums it up. Since it got me curious, I did a quick search and found very short yet informative conflicting reports about the caloric activity of alcohol. Seems like it can cause your body to not burn as much fat since there's a new energy source, but alcohol also increases your metabolism, so it doesn't lead to weight gain.
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