I am wondering about the effects of alcohol and weight gain, or making weight loss more difficult, potentially.

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For how long have you been using this amount of wine?

How many pounds have you gained in the last 6 months or year?

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A bottle of wine contains around 10 units of alcohol, while a female can safely consume 2 units of alcohol a day or 14 units a week. In your case, you are taking almost 5 times the daily allowed amount of alcohol which can have a negative impact on your health.

Weight gain is a common issue with alcohol use and especially the abdominal fat increases. This is as alcohol is full of calories and adds to your total amount of calories per day which may make your calorie balance positive (meaning you get more calories per day then you need). Also, alcohol affects the metabolism in the liver and may reduce fat burn in the body and use of fat as a source of calories so it reduces the ability of your body to burn/reduce fat. Also, patients that use alcohol get increased hunger which adds to increased calories per day. Alcohol also causes patients to do poor food and diet choices so patients tend to eat less healthy. These all contribute to increased fat and weight gain.

On the other hand, it is not only the weight gain that is a health risk with alcohol use but high blood pressure, diabetes, heart issues, etc. So, it is important that you reduce the amount of alcohol used in a day to two units per day. I would recommend that you talk to your doctor as there is medical support available to make alcohol withdrawal safer and easier.

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