![\"Find](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/beer_1763285968249_1763285968373.jpg\" "\\"Find")
Find out why alcohol gives you that stubborn ‘beer belly’!(Unsplash) <\/p>\n
Also Read |<\/strong> Maryland doctor explains how ‘dementia risk rises with every increase in alcohol intake’<\/a><\/p>\n Eric Roberts, a fitness coach with eight years of experience and more than 25,000 clients trained, explains why alcohol can lead to weight gain and hinder muscle-building. In an Instagram video posted on November 15, the fitness trainer breaks down what happens when alcohol enters your system – and how its empty calories<\/a> and impact on fat loss can seriously derail your fitness goals.<\/p>\n What happens when alcohol is in your system?<\/p>\n According to Eric, alcohol acts as a toxin in the body, and your system immediately shifts its focus to breaking it down. Until that toxin is cleared, your body puts fat-burning and muscle-building<\/a> on hold. He explains, \u201cWhen alcohol is in your system, it stops you from burning fat and building muscle. Because alcohol is a toxin that your body has to get rid of first.\u201d<\/p>\n The fitness coach adds that alcohol is already high in calories, and the effect is often compounded by the foods people tend to eat alongside it – which are rarely low-calorie choices either. This, in turn, can undermine your fitness goals – particularly if you\u2019re following a calorie-deficit diet.<\/p>\n Why do you get beer belly?<\/p>\n Eric emphasises that alcohol contributes to a build-up of visceral fat around the abdomen – the very thing that leads to a bloated \u2018beer belly\u2019. Cutting down on alcohol can not only help you build muscle more effectively but also reduce further fat accumulation. He explains, \u201cAlcohol can lead to more visceral fat<\/a> around your belly, which wraps around your internal organs and makes you look super bloated. So, if you cut out or at least cut way back on your alcohol, you’ll lose fat and build muscle faster, plus make it way easier to stick to your calorie deficit.\u201d<\/p>\n Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. It is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.<\/p>\n Catch your daily dose of Fashion<\/a>, Taylor Swift<\/a>, Health<\/a>, Festivals<\/a>, Travel<\/a>, Relationship<\/a>, Recipe<\/a> and all the other Latest Lifestyle News<\/a> on Hindustan Times Website and APPs. <\/p>\n Catch every big hit, every wicket with Crick-it, a one stop destination for Live Scores, Match Stats, Quizzes, Polls & much more. Explore now!<\/a>.<\/p>\n Catch your daily dose of Fashion<\/a>, Taylor Swift<\/a>, Health<\/a>, Festivals<\/a>, Travel<\/a>, Relationship<\/a>, Recipe<\/a> and all the other Latest Lifestyle News<\/a> on Hindustan Times Website and APPs.<\/p>\n News<\/a> \/ Lifestyle<\/a> \/ Health<\/a> \/ Fitness coach explains why alcohol gives you the classic \u2018beer belly\u2019 <\/p>\n See Less <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on: Nov 16, 2025 03:20 pm IST You might already know alcohol consumption is bad for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4322],"tags":[182289,182291,182288,182290,182286,1630,105,16,15,182287],"class_list":{"0":"post-574873","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-alcohol-empty-calorie","9":"tag-alcohol-fat-buildup","10":"tag-alcohol-gain-weight","11":"tag-alcohol-visceral-fat","12":"tag-beer-belly","13":"tag-fitness","14":"tag-health","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-why-alcohol-gives-beer-belly"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115561464682884426","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/story_trending@2x.png\" "\\"\\"\/")
Catch every big hit, every wicket with Crick-it, a one stop destination for Live Scores, Match Stats, Quizzes, Polls & much more. Explore now!<\/a>.<\/p>\n