Calorie vodka - truth and fallacy

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

The calorie content of vodka is not a fairytale myth at all, any nutritionist and any bartender or waiter knows about it, not to mention the producers of this drink. There are calories not only in vodka, but also in any alcohol, and in strong drinks there are many times more of them than in wines.

There is no unambiguous numerical value for the calorie content of vodka. This indicator depends on what alcohol the drink is prepared on. Potato will have one meaning, grain will have a completely different meaning. It is generally accepted that the calorie content of 100 grams of vodka is 235, while it does not contain proteins and fats, the drink contains only carbohydrates.

Do you get fat from vodka?

This question, no matter how paradoxical it may be, worries both women and men. Moreover, if representatives of the strong half of humanity with a mysterious and attentive expression on their faces study the labels of different bottles, then women often, having heard about buying alcohol, make “round eyes” and say:“not vodka, there are so many calories.”

Indeed, if we take only numbers into comparison, then the calorie content of vodka in 100 ml is equal to 2-3 tablespoons of fat mayonnaise sauce or 4 tablespoons of natural condensed milk. But the probability of spoiling your own figure by drinking this alcoholic drink is zero. You can sleep, get serious diseases of internal organs, degrade as a person, but you can’t get fat.

The fact is that vodka contains pure carbohydrates that are completely digestible by the body, and there are no fats and proteins. Accordingly, this drink does not affect the weight and volume of body fat.

Do vodka make you lose weight?

This is another common misconception. Its roots go back to the beginning of the last century, when family doctors recommended taking a glass of vodka for digestion before dinner. Probably everyone remembers the dinner scene from the book or movie of the same name Heart of a Dog. Professor Preobrazhensky just kept vodka “for digestion”, and at that time it was called “Table Wine” and had numbers depending on the quality of the alcohol from which the drink was prepared.

Vodka really aids digestion. The calorie content of vodka is contained in carbohydrates that are completely absorbed in the cells, which, when they enter the body, accelerate the processes occurring in it. Simply put, vodka boosts metabolism. It is for this reason that when it is used, the appetite wakes up.

You can really lose weight from alcohol,but only if vodka is made the only food product. But in this case, you can completely forget about he alth, mental adequacy and other qualities that are important for a person.

Which vodka has fewer calories?

Such a question is quite often asked to bartenders by some visitors in recent years. Although it sounds a little funny, but there is a point in this matter, the calorie content of vodka depends not only on the type of alcohol, but also on the various additives used by alcohol producers.

The use of berry extracts, lemon juice or extracts from pine nuts, as well as any other additives, affects both the taste of vodka and its nutritional value. The calorie content of vodka in 100 grams of famous popular brands is as follows:

• Finlandia Redberry - 231;
• "Stark" - 230-230, 8;
• "Nemiroff" - 221;
• Blagoff Original - 225;
• "Dining Room" - 222-224, 3;
• "Finland" - 222;
• Myagkov - 235.

Each bottle of drink has a label detailing the ingredients, calories, and carbohydrate percentage.

Is vodka he althy?

Another typical and common misconception about this alcoholic drink is the lack of benefits in it. In fact, vodka is he althy, of course, when consumed in reasonable quantities.

It does not contain any important trace elements or complex biological compounds, vitamins or amino acids, but inthe drink contains sodium, potassium and calcium.

Drink has the following qualities:

• antipyretic;
• disinfectant;
• anti-inflammatory;
• warming;
• immunostimulatory;
• painkiller.

But the conviction of many people that vodka lowers cholesterol, as it is completely absorbed and pushes the processes taking place in the body, is a delusion. Alcohol does not interfere with the absorption of other nutrients.

How much to drink?

The calorie content of vodka does not affect the amount of alcohol allowed for a person. "Norm", as they say in the people, everyone has their own. It is determined by many factors, such as a person's weight, his he alth and the degree of susceptibility to alcohol, mood is also important.

If a person is depressed, depressed or under the influence of stress, upset or angry - drinking is not recommended at all. In the presence of internal negativity, alcohol, even in a small amount, will definitely “pull” everything out.

It is generally accepted that a dosage proportional to weight is considered beneficial. That is, a person weighing 80 kg, in order to prevent the onset of a cold, should take not just a “stoparik with pepper”, but 80 ml, no more.

As for drinking "for the coming dream", then for relaxation and rest, the amount of hard liquor should be no more than half the figure of a person's weight. That is, with a weight of 70 kg, you can drink 35 ml of vodka as a sleeping pill.