drinking and obesity

Question
hello,
I would be grateful if you can answer the following questions:

is there a relation between obesity and drinking alcohol?
does a certain drink cause obesity than any other?
what limit can one consume if there is a relation?

thank you

samer twal

Answer
Yes, alcohol often contributes to excess weight. It really doesn't matter which kind or form it comes in, although obviously mixed drinks are likely to have additional sugar content, depending on what it is.
Alcohol often causes bloating/water retention in regular drinkers (a reaction to the initial dehydration reaction).

Problem drinkers/alcoholics may look emaciated.  It's because they have an entirely different problem than just overindulging now and then.  Alcoholics tend to skip food in order to have alcohol.  Other drinkers may find appetite INCREASES ("munchies") and otherwise controlled choices in diet are out the window (after a few drinks, a bag of chips, lots of other junk food suddenly seems like a very good idea when obviously it's not).

Having one or two drinks a day (such as a moderate sized glass of wine or can/bottle of beer) is considered by some experts to be ok in otherwise healthy individuals. Other experts would prefer intake be limited to one drink per day, or just a couple drinks per week.

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