A recent paper, published in the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, documents the first investigation into the link between blood alcohol levels and feeding behavior in rats.
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How alcohol affects overall calorie intake is a complex question.
Alcohol is a significantly calorific compound; it contains 7 kilocalories per gram, compared with 4 kilocalories per gram in carbohydrate and 9 in fat.
In a glass of wine, there are 83 calories, meaning that three glasses can make up more than 10 percent of an individual's recommended energy intake.
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This high calorie content means that, if alcohol is consumed, it becomes very easy to take in more calories across a day than our body needs.
Because alcohol is globally popular and obesity is on the rise, understanding the interplay between alcohol and food is more important than ever.
Research looking at the way alcohol affects appetite and overall calorie intake in humans has been contradictory. Some studies have shown an increase in appetite and food intake with alcohol consumption, whereas others have demonstrated the reverse effect.
Alcohol and appetiteA team of scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign decided to take a fresh look at these interactions.
The investigators ran a series of studies using a rat model. They chose rats over mice because, in some ways, they are more similar to humans. Rats are bigger mammals and eat more food, making it easier to quantify; they also show similar feeding-related patterns and brain circuits to humans.
If laboratory rats are provided with alcohol, many of them will consume it until they are tipsy. However, they rarely drink until they are drunk - in other words, they will not binge drink.
The team of researchers, led by Prof. Nu-Chu Liang, found that when the rats had consumed a moderate amount of alcohol, they consumed less food, keeping their caloric intake at the same level as it would have been if they had not consumed alcohol.
"I was looking at whether alcohol intake affects overall caloric intake and body weight change. And the result, in terms of voluntary drinking, is that it does not - at least in rats."
Nu-Chu Liang
However, things changed if the rats were injected with alcohol - to mimic binge drinking. Under these circumstances, the rats actually consumed fewer calories overall and began to lose weight. Even if the equivalent to 50 percent of their daily calorie intake was injected in the form of alcohol, they would still, overall, consume less calories across the day.
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How alcohol affects overall calorie intake is a complex question.
Alcohol is a significantly calorific compound; it contains 7 kilocalories per gram, compared with 4 kilocalories per gram in carbohydrate and 9 in fat.
In a glass of wine, there are 83 calories, meaning that three glasses can make up more than 10 percent of an individual's recommended energy intake.
fucoidan nhật bản
This high calorie content means that, if alcohol is consumed, it becomes very easy to take in more calories across a day than our body needs.
Because alcohol is globally popular and obesity is on the rise, understanding the interplay between alcohol and food is more important than ever.
Research looking at the way alcohol affects appetite and overall calorie intake in humans has been contradictory. Some studies have shown an increase in appetite and food intake with alcohol consumption, whereas others have demonstrated the reverse effect.
Alcohol and appetiteA team of scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign decided to take a fresh look at these interactions.
The investigators ran a series of studies using a rat model. They chose rats over mice because, in some ways, they are more similar to humans. Rats are bigger mammals and eat more food, making it easier to quantify; they also show similar feeding-related patterns and brain circuits to humans.
If laboratory rats are provided with alcohol, many of them will consume it until they are tipsy. However, they rarely drink until they are drunk - in other words, they will not binge drink.
The team of researchers, led by Prof. Nu-Chu Liang, found that when the rats had consumed a moderate amount of alcohol, they consumed less food, keeping their caloric intake at the same level as it would have been if they had not consumed alcohol.
"I was looking at whether alcohol intake affects overall caloric intake and body weight change. And the result, in terms of voluntary drinking, is that it does not - at least in rats."
Nu-Chu Liang
However, things changed if the rats were injected with alcohol - to mimic binge drinking. Under these circumstances, the rats actually consumed fewer calories overall and began to lose weight. Even if the equivalent to 50 percent of their daily calorie intake was injected in the form of alcohol, they would still, overall, consume less calories across the day.
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