Thiebear Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I haven't read the article. I'm not going to, i've cancelled my jog and going to drink a beer. http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpps/news/weird/beer,-not-exercise,-best-for-battling-the-bulge-dpgonc-km-20100803_8992849 Beer, Not Exercise, Best For Battling The Bulge Updated: Tuesday, 03 Aug 2010, 7:24 PM CDT Published : Tuesday, 03 Aug 2010, 7:24 PM CDT (NewsCore) - Swapping a daily glass of wine for a beer could help you save as many calories as you would by taking a 30-minute jog, a U.K.-based consumer group claimed Tuesday. The consumer group Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) launched an attack on the belief that beer causes drinkers to become overweight. The group claimed Tuesday that beer's reputation for being fattening was unfounded. "For years, beer has been blighted by a reputation for being more fattening than other alcoholic drinks, when in reality the exact opposite is true," beer expert Prof. Charlie Bamforth said. "The major source of calories in any alcoholic drink is the alcohol itself, and because beer is the drinks category with the lowest average alcohol content, it is also lowest in calories -- so for someone looking to lose weight, swapping their glass of wine for a beer every day would ... cut out more calories than are burned off during a typical 30-minute jog." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I should look anorexic by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Well if having 1 beer is good for you, 20 must be really good right? :chug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon 4oz = 90 calories Heineken 12oz = 150 calories Calories burned in a 30 minute jog = ~250 I really have no idea where the claim "swapping their glass of wine for a beer every day would ... cut out more calories than are burned off during a typical 30-minute jog" is coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 who drinks a 4oz. shot of Cabernet Sauvignon.. I got my 16oz koolaid cup and my box of wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinFeathers Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 This is amazing...new diet starts tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I knew it!!! All along I knew it!! Now, if the medical science field would just go ahead and admit that beer is also a performance enhancer............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 who drinks a 4oz. shot of Cabernet Sauvignon.. I got my 16oz koolaid cup and my box of wine. 16 oz is one hell of a glass of wine. Raise it to 6 oz (half a beer sized glass of wine) and you'd have about 125 calories. While we are on the subject: Whiskey is about 100 calories per shot. That's less than wine's 125 per glass or beer. Moral of the story? Drink more Whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Wait, by that logic, wouldn't a shot of clear liquor supposedly be more fattening than a heavy lager? That can't possibly be correct... right? :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooley47Skins Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 This "study" was initiated by CAMRA, which has heavy interest in the market for beer in Europe. A bit of marketing magic here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 i know i started the thread, but i have to leave, your messing up my new workout routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 16 oz is one hell of a glass of wine. Raise it to 6 oz (half a beer sized glass of wine) and you'd have about 125 calories.While we are on the subject: Whiskey is about 100 calories per shot. That's less than wine's 125 per glass or beer. Moral of the story? Drink more Whiskey. Who drinks just a shot? More likely to fill the wine glass with whiskey. The only way this story makes any sense is if people are drinking equal volumes. Then beer, because it's lower alcohol content per ounce, would be less fattening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspandan Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 i love beer, but CAMRA is badly twisting the facts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberOsaka Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I knew it!!! All along I knew it!!Now, if the medical science field would just go ahead and admit that beer is also a performance enhancer............. If I remember back to my college days....beer had been known to enhance the performance of several young ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Darker craft beers have more antioxidants in them and are better for you than canned piss like Miller Lite. Now excuse me while I make a run to total wine to raid their ginormous beer section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundown Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Sweet, i am like Jack Lalanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 If I remember back to my college days....beer had been known to enhance the performance of several young ladies. I dunno about the performance, but beer definitely enhances their appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberOsaka Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 hey....i thought so at the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 16 oz is one hell of a glass of wine. Raise it to 6 oz (half a beer sized glass of wine) and you'd have about 125 calories.While we are on the subject: Whiskey is about 100 calories per shot. That's less than wine's 125 per glass or beer. Moral of the story? Drink more Whiskey. Yea, but Heineken tastes like a butt. No seriously, there are beers that have less calories than that. I think Guiness actually only has about 75 calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I wonder if they are skewing the facts... I think it's true that beer has fewer calories "pound for pound". So, if you were to drink the same number of ounces of the two beverages, you'd probably be drinking fewer calories with beer. But that's not realistic. A 5-oz glass of wine has fewer calories/about as much alcohol as a 12-oz beer. So, unless you drink WAY TOO MUCH wine or just like to sip 1/3 of a beer, this study is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I knew it!!! All along I knew it!!Now, if the medical science field would just go ahead and admit that beer is also a performance enhancer............. "Well, hell. I could've told you that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I wonder if they are skewing the facts...I think it's true that beer has fewer calories "pound for pound". So, if you were to drink the same number of ounces of the two beverages, you'd probably be drinking fewer calories with beer. But that's not realistic. A 5-oz glass of wine has fewer calories/about as much alcohol as a 12-oz beer. So, unless you drink WAY TOO MUCH wine or just like to sip 1/3 of a beer, this study is ridiculous. Yeah, that's what I think the study is saying, which is just about as statistically misleading as you can get. Sixteen ounces of beer isn't as bad for you as sixteen ounces of hard liquor? ****ing duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budski Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 if one equals a thirty minute jog. No wonder I am so tired after a six-pack! That's like a marathon isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 who drinks a 4oz. shot of Cabernet Sauvignon.. I got my 16oz koolaid cup and my box of wine. Aged to perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 There's a beer with 350 calories per 12 oz bottle that I just love. What it lacks in health it makes up for in taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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