Tag: Food vs alcohol

Approximately 90% of alcohol is processed by the liver, not digested like food. This fundamental difference is key to understanding how your body handles beverages like beer, which is absorbed directly into the bloodstream through the stomach and small intestine.

A calorie from alcohol is not the same as a calorie from food in terms of nutritional value and how the body processes it. Unlike food, which provides energy alongside essential nutrients, alcohol offers what are known as 'empty calories' that the body prioritizes as a toxin.