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  T hey are just not what you would call close friends… We are of course talking about alcohol and weight loss. They are not good friends, never have been, never will be. However, with regard to alcohol and obesity, it goes the other way, these two are really good mates. They love to go out eating and drinking together, and they always stick together like glue on holidays. When you drink alcohol, even a small amount, it often plays havoc with your ability to follow a diet. It gets in the way of your commitment and willpower to control your weight and level of obesity. One of the main reasons is because we tend to overlook the calories we consume as liquid. Don’t Drink Your Calories Everybody has heard the well-repeated mantra “Don’t drink your calories!” Why is that? Well, research has found that when we consume, solid foods, those calories are acknowledged and registered in the brain. This results in the release of the hunger hormone ghrelin being suppressed, so your desire to con...