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Or this is what national gegraphic had to say about it.

National Geographic says that alcohol makes the brain work less than 100% and that's why we think we are hungry? That would be quite surprising since it is actually not the brain which makes us think we are hungry but the stomach (I mean, in this case of drinking alcohol). Alcohol increases the production of gastric or stomach juices - which indicates the body that we are hungry. It is just a sign of appetite. So, you tend to eat more if you drink more alcohol...

But of course that's only one aspect of it. Others say that alcohol increases also the fat burning ability of the body, which helps losing weight if you drink some alcohol. But other sources state that it is quite the opposite... it doesn't increase but actually decrease the fat burning. So, I wouldn't be too sure in that point.

Then ther are the calories... alcohol itself has some calories but especially beer has a rather low general calory level since it consists mainly of water. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Briefly: Drinking beer doesn't mean you get a beer belly automatically. And if you get one it doesn't have to be the beer's fault but can also be caused by any alcoholic drink you like to consume.


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I am not sure that I follow you there Elgi.
Raki has diffrent ingredients than ouzo. And different taste. However they are both very strong. I really do not get what you mean with "copied". Gyros, and tzatziki are not Greek. Although all people that come to Greece want to taste it. Well I tell you one thing : souvlaki is a BIG misunderstanding. It is not Greek at all. Raki and ouzo is another story.

OK, I have to admit that the ouzo-raki-pseudo-battle is a rather private one of myself and not really reasonable. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> But you say gyros and tzatziki are not Greek? Where are they from?

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