I was wondering how people get beer belly just by frequent drinking. Is it just body fat? Are your organs getting larger or something? Is beer actually making your stomach large and round or are you just gaining weight?
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I think one of the main reasons is that alcohol consumption increases levels of cortisol, which promotes the storage of fat in the abdominal area. This is because of many things including the fact that blood flow is typically concentrated around the abdomen, as well as there being many more cortisol receptors in this region. As well as that, alcohol consumption just inherently promotes fat via de novo lipogenesis, as well as it just being calorie-heavy in the first place.
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