Vodka & Coke, there are 40 times the calories in the vodka than there are in the coke, other than for personal taste there is absolutely no point in substituting with diet coke.
Low carb beers are a con,
(1) they are a con because they are sold for the same price using some 30% less barley
(2) they are a con because they target health consious people with their advertising.
I have a number if issues with this.
(a) it is commonly known that the higher the body & lower the alcohol, the more nutritious the beer.
(B) if you reduce your malt by 30% then you also reduce your vitamin benefits, which may actually help your body deal with the most toxic part - the ALC
© the most harmful part of the beer is not being reduced, whilst the most nutritious part is being considerably cut.
(d) as pointed out already in a previous post, only a quarter (+-) of the calories in a beer come from the body, the rest is in the alcohol.
(e) All energy forms are stored as fat in the human body (other than what your metabolism considers appropriate blood sugar levels to feed daily energy requirements) This includes Starch, Malt (& all other sugars) & Alcohol.
In essence the megaswillers are profeteering by producing a cheaper product & selling for the same price. They claim it is healthier, but I argue less nutritious. It is not healthy to diet by cutting out nutritious foods & continuing to eat the same ammount of bad foods. That is akin to Weightwatchers recommending giving up fruit & veg so you can maintain your lollies & macdonalds intake!
They are doing a blatant disservice to society by promoting this concept of "healthier drinking"
If you need to diet then just eat/drink less & exercise more.
Disclosure: I have a beergut. apologies if I've made my point longwinded & repeditive. :beer:
An afterthough, the malt & particularly flaked barley & wheat malts are particularly filling, which encourage a drinker to consume less as they feel full.
- More Cudos for healthier yummier full bodied beers