Hard seltzer is touted as a healthier way to get your drink on this summer, but is it?
According to one expert, it’s not any better than other alcohols.
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Summers are meant for beaches,bikinis, and… hard seltzer?
founder and director of Real Nutrition
Except this summer, theyre boozy.
First LaCroixs popularitysoared, and now other brands are adding alcohol into the fizzy mix.
Ahead, registered dietitians answer the pressing question: are alcoholic seltzers bad for you?
Plus, learn the answer to other hard seltzer FAQs (were looking at you, hard-seltzer diarrhea).
The short answer: Yes.
Hard seltzer isnt a healthy drink.
Is hard seltzer bad for your liver?
Alcohol has 7 calories per gram, almost double that of carbohydrates and protein.
Ethanol, aka alcohol, affects our gut the same, regardless of its original source.
founder and director of Real Nutrition
Its rapidly absorbed and metabolized by the liver, and any excess energy is stored as fat.
Heres why: [Hard seltzer] can cause gas and bloat from the carbonation.
When you drink carbonation, you consume gas, she says.
Are hard seltzers healthier than other alcoholic options?
Its still alcohol in that fizzy carbonated water, even if it doesnt taste or look like it.
With that being said, it does have some draws over other alcoholic beverages.
I would caution people to limit the amount of any jot down of alcoholic beverage they drink.
If youre going to drink, I recommend red wine to reap theantioxidant benefits of the polyphenols.
But still, the non-nutritional calories provide no health benefits.
Sure, spiked seltzer is undeniably refreshing.
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