Las Vegas the fattest city in america and you wonder why?

As we attempt to cope and deal with the pressures in our lives in Las Vegas, alcohol consumption is becoming too much of the norm. We release our stress sometimes via an alcoholic beverage or two without thinking about the cause and effect it can have on the waist line, appetite and overall health. I am not here to bash having a drink or two, or a night out on the town, but I am going to encourage anyone who wants to trim down to re think their drinking habits. First and foremost, alcohol is a poison and your body must fight to get it out of your system. It directly impairs liver function thus severely hampering your metabolism of fat. If fat loss is your main goal moderation is the key.

I have trained many adults who like there nightly beverage, but they never or rarely lose body fat. I would suggest limiting alcohol consumption to once a week if fat loss is your goal. When your liver is processing alcohol it will stop all other metabolic functions. It will do so until it rids your body of ethanol toxicity which is the by product of alcoholic consumption.This process leads many times to stubborn fat, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and syndrome X. Drinking in excess will also contribute to fat gain not loss. Ifyou think you are going to gain muscle mass while drinking think again! Your liver is to busy doing something it does not want to do, process alcohol instead of amino acids. In addition, alcohol reduces testosterone. Thats reason #1 why Las Vegas was rated the fattest city in america by mens fitness magazine.