Virtually no feast takes place without a favorite Russian drink - vodka. By the way, the categorical opinion that this alcoholic beverage harms the body is incorrect. Now we'll figure it out, and also find out how many calories are in vodka and whether it can harm the figure.
Are there calories in vodka?
All alcoholic drinks top the lists of products that are most harmful to the body and figure. Among them, vodka occupies a leading position, the calorie content of which in 100 g is an average of 224 kcal. In addition, most often a little meal ends on one pile. But from the very vodka do not get fat, so you ever saw an overweight with excess weight? This is due to the fact that vodka inhibits metabolism in cells. In addition, there is information that for the processing of alcohol, the body needs to spend 5 times more calories than it was consumed. Therefore, after a few drinks, a strong appetite appears.
Still important is not the amount of calories in vodka, but the fact that they do not carry any nutritional value. Therefore, they are called empty, that is, the body uses them immediately and can not be deferred. In simple words, alcohol drunk aside carbohydrates and fats derived from other foods, and is used by the body, so often after a glass is drunk you can feel a surge of energy. "Pushed aside" in the direction of matter, the body has to accumulate in itself, that is, turn them into fat on your body. As a result, a person is full of energy, but he did not receive vitamins, minerals and other substances necessary for the body.
Let's figure out where the calories from the vodka come from. It is clear that the matter is not in water, but in alcohol, which is the main part of many alcoholic beverages. So in 100 g contains about 700 calories, but this is not enough. Of course, when diluted with water, the number decreases, but it still remains large. Another energy value depends on the additives that manufacturers use to improve the smell and taste of this alcoholic beverage.
In calorie, vodka was sorted out, now we pay attention to proteins, fats and carbohydrates. In this drink there are only carbohydrates and there are only 0.4 grams in 100 grams. This is due to the fact that grains or molasses are used for the production of vodka, which includes carbohydrates that go into the drink.
If you sum up all the above information, you can conclude that when you drink alcohol a person eats a lot of food and, in general, it is very caloric. In addition, often after such a meal a person likes to take a horizontal position, and it has been scientifically proven that such an action can double the total number of calories. All this will certainly be reflected, as in the arrow of scales, and on health.
Vodka and losing weight
The fact that if you drink vodka and eat it with sausage, you will not lose weight, we have already found out, but still, with proper use this alcoholic drink can help get rid of a few pounds. The main thing to take into account that the daily allowable rate should not exceed 30 g. In this case, vodka helps reduce the amount of cholesterol , which is important for losing weight. In addition, you can prepare pineapple tincture, which will be useful for people with excess weight.
Pineapple tincture
Ingredients:
- pineapple - 1 piece;
- vodka - 0,5 liters.
Preparation
The fruit should be washed and minced with a meat grinder into a gruel. She is poured vodka and sent to the refrigerator for a week.