So many get their excess calories from alcohol.
On average, 125Kcal per beer.
100 per glass of wine. 100 per shot.
Somebody who “averages” 4 beers per day is consuming the 500 empty calories that, without them, would result in the loss of a pound of fat per week.
Same can be said of sodas.
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