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11-13-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Barone1551 View Post
I just felt like commenting on this. "Beer guts" are somewhat of a myth. They dont happen becuase of drinking solely beer or alcohol. Beer makes you gain weight but not just in the gut section. People who have "beer guts" would have the same gut if they just ate unhealthy.
I'd be more inclined to back down if I hadn't personally seen the affect giving up alcohol for a month had on my dad. Nothing else changed in his diet; just he stopped drinking because of a severe case of gout and by the end of it, he had lost some inches quite noticeably. Perhaps I'm limiting it too much with the expression 'beer gut' though; I agree it doesn't just go to the belly; it tends to show in the face and round the neck as well.
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