ELi5: Are calories from alcohol processed differently to calories from carbs/sugar?

Question

I’m trying to lose weight and occasionally have 1-3 glasses of wine (fitting into my caloric intake of course). Just wanted to know if this would impact my weight any differently than if I ate the same calories of sugar. Don’t worry, I’m getting enough nutrition from the loads of veggies and meats and grains I eat the rest of the time.

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Answer 1

Alcohol(Ethanol) is preprocessed into acetic acid, which then enters our normal metabolic pathway of sugar breakdown. So in essence yes, they will still provide calories.