There seems to be some misunderstandings concerning alcoholic beverages and the no sugar diet. Most people assume that it is a "no-no" to have a drink. The assumption is that alcoholic drinks have sugar in them. This is not totally true. The vast majority of sugar is converted to alcohol in the fermentation process. There are be some residual sugars left in beer and dry wines, this is in the range of .02 to 1%. (Sweet table wines can have up to 15% sugar content and the most extreme of the dessert wines have nearly 30%). Distilled liquor has no or virtually no sugar content.
There are many myths concerning alcohol. The number one myth is that alcohol is converted back into sugar by the body once consumed. Not true. Check out this great link to read more....
For me, I have been imbibing as normal during my no sugar month. Normal for me is one or two drinks on several days of the week. Most often this occurs at mealtime. It is very rare for me to have more than two, after that I tend to feel a little too "happy". This consumption level falls into what is considered moderate and healthy. (Fortunately this is so, otherways I would have to change my lifestyle or fight with the medical community to change their research!)
No sugar month can be a challenge when going without some of our most favorite foods. Who would want to make it more difficult than needs be? You can have your "guilty pleasures" and drink them too!
This is the homepage of the very interesting and informative alcohol webpage I cited above:
Tom
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I'll drink to that!
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