In this podcast, Dr. Berg talks about how much alcohol will stop weight loss and the ability to stay in ketosis. Depending on how much alcohol you drink, it can literally block fat burning for two days or more and most alcohol has added carbohydrates.

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Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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0:00.0	So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting,
0:04.4	whether you're starting keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or we have a question about a product.
0:10.5	Call one of our keto consultants. They'll be able to help you. Call 5405.7.
0:29.0	Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Kito and Interminute fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. Hey guys, today we're going to answer the question how much alcohol will influence
0:49.2	not just your weight loss but your ability to stay in ketosis.
0:55.2	All right, so we have ethanol, pure alcohol, has seven calories per gram.
1:01.5	Now, a carbohydrate has only four calories per gram and that will block
1:08.5	your weight loss and that will block your ketosis but But this has more calories. But ethanol does not spike your
1:16.9	insulin directly and we know insulin is affected by carbohydrates and insulin blocks weight loss.
1:23.8	We also know that ethanol is not stored in the body like glucosees.
1:28.8	So all the ethanol in the body has to be removed from enzymes made by your liver.
1:35.0	So if we're just looking at this information, you may think that it doesn't affect your
1:39.7	weight loss because it's not going to stimulate insulin. And your body is just going to
1:44.4	clean it up and you'll be fine. But here's the problem. Ethanol is highly
1:50.0	oxidative, which means it creates a lot of stress in the liver.
1:54.0	Your body considers it a toxin.
1:57.0	And so all that oxidative stress eventually causes inflammation
2:02.0	and eventually it can lead to cirrhosis which is scar tissue and a fatty
2:07.8	liver okay and they actually have a condition a fatty liver condition which is caused by alcohol. But here's the big thing. Ethanol blocks
2:17.6	fat burning. It takes priority over the metabolism of fat.
2:23.0	So if there's alcohol in your body,
2:25.0	your body is going to stop burning the fat
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