We usually say “beer belly”, so is beer belly caused by drinking beer?

With the advent of midsummer, temperatures in most parts of the country remained high. It's hard to endure the heat, barbecue and beer has become the first choice for everyone to cool off and relax. But many people are worried while enjoying skewers and beer. They are afraid to grow "beer belly" . So, is beer really the culprit of "beer belly"?

The term "beer belly" originally meant "the belly of an obese person was bulging like just after drinking a few large glasses of beer", but not "drinking too much beer will cause the belly to bulge."

In fact, Beer is not a high-calorie and fat-prone food. For the alcohols on the market today, the calories mainly come from the alcohol components contained in them. The higher the alcohol concentration, the higher the calories of the corresponding alcohols, and the easier it is to cause obesity.

The water content of beer is more than 90%, and the alcohol content is less than 5%. The capacity of a bottle of beer is about 600mL. Its calorie is only 160 calories, which is basically equal to the calorie of 250mL milk.

Therefore, although the name "beer belly" is very misleading, in general, as long as it is not excessive drinking, drinking beer is indeed not the main reason for "beer belly".

So, what is the real murderer behind the middle-aged male "beer belly"?

First of all, the physiological factors of men are one of the important reasons. According to biological knowledge, male hormone secretion varies with age. Generally speaking, 35-45 years old is a period of low male hormone secretion. Too low hormone will also reduce the basic metabolism of the body to a certain extent, and it is easier to accumulate fat under the same amount of food.

Secondly, psychological factors such as excessive mental stress and poor sleep quality are also important reasons for "beer belly".

Work, family, social and other responsibilities often overwhelm middle-aged men. In order to relieve stress and release emotions,  they are prone to excessive consumption of beer. Although the unit calorie of beer is not high, but excessive drinking It is also very unfavorable for maintaining the figure.

In addition, middle-aged men's "beer belly" is also related to unhealthy and irregular eating habits.

In short, don't push all the reasons for the formation of "beer belly" to beer itself. In addition, efforts to improve sleep quality, develop a reasonable diet and supplement with a certain amount of exercise are the effective ways to get rid of "beer belly" and middle-aged obesity. .