Will Zero Carb Alcohol Stop Ketosis?
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 23 September 2022
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Will zero carb alcohol stop ketosis? Watch this video to find out.
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| 0:00.0 | So the question is, will zero carb alcohol stop ketosis? |
| 0:27.0 | Let's talk about it. |
| 0:28.1 | So you have beer, wine, mixed drinks, coolers. |
| 0:31.4 | All of these have a good amount of carbs. |
| 0:33.9 | But whiskey, vodka, brandy, tequila, dry martini has no carbs. |
| 0:39.6 | And alcohol does not turn the sugar. |
| 0:42.3 | So does that mean the alcohol is keto-friendly? |
| 0:44.6 | Well, let's take a look at a couple other things. |
| 0:47.2 | First of all, alcohol has seven calories per gram, and the carbohydrate has less than |
| 0:51.8 | that. |
| 0:52.8 | It has four calories per gram. |
| 0:54.6 | So these calories have to go somewhere. |
| 0:56.8 | So despite the fact that it doesn't turn the sugar, and it doesn't raise your insulin, |
| 1:02.0 | the alcohol calories will turn into fat. |
| 1:04.7 | Your body doesn't even need to break it down. |
| 1:07.2 | Within one minute, it's already into your bloodstream up to your brain. |
| 1:11.5 | So really what happens is this alcohol goes to the liver. |
| 1:15.8 | Your liver considers it a toxin, so it gives it priority. |
| 1:20.0 | Beyond the carbohydrate, the protein in the fat. |
| 1:22.9 | So in the liver, you have this enzyme, which breaks the alcohol down into this highly |
| 1:29.6 | toxic chemical, even in small concentrations. |
| 1:34.2 | And this chemical has the ability to create scar tissue or fibrosis, eventually cirrhosis, |
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