omniscientomar said:
Ask any nutritionist/Diatitian... Beer doesn't make you fat. Ingesting more calories than your body uses makes you fat. So be it from beer, burgers or "health" bars, if you eat more than you use you'll get fat.
Right. Unfortunately, beer has lots of calories. My Walker's IPA has 273 calories per pint, according to Beersmith. I drink one to two per day- (I'll give my self an average of 1.5, but it's probably more than that!), for a monthly total of 12,285 calories. If I didn't cut down somewhere else, I'd gain 4 pounds per month just by drinking 1.5 beers per day.
I'm very fit, and health conscious, but I love my beer! So, I exercise and cut out junk food and still drink beer. I'd rather have a beer or two a day than have a doughnut, chips, or any other junk food. Plus, when you think of it, beer is a much healthier alternative to those "junk foods". No fat, no artificial colorings, no salt, no trans-fats, and 100% natural. It all comes down to choices, like omar says. I'm heavier now than I was 25 years ago, but I'm certainly not fat! (see my gallery if you don't believe me!)