Alcohol and Fat Burning: Debunking the Claims

🎯 Reality Check: Hmmm 🤨

📝 Why: It’s true that your body gives alcohol metabolism top priority—basically, your liver fast-tracks booze before dealing with fat. But “stops burning fat” is an overstatement. Studies show fat burning does slow down after drinking, since “fat oxidation is markedly suppressed,” says the British Dietetic Association. But it’s not a total shutdown—just a big dip. Once the alcohol’s gone, fat metabolism picks back up.

🔗 Source: British Dietetic Association; Siler et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1999); NHS