gregz wrote:

>Alcohol converts directly to calories. I can't
>figure how they can say 6% is light beer.

Some of the calories in beer come from the alcohol. Some of them
don't. You know that "less filling" claim? That's based on the fact
that lite beers have less carbohydrates. There's your calorie deficit.

George M. Middius > wrote:
> gregz wrote:
>
>> Alcohol converts directly to calories. I can't
>> figure how they can say 6% is light beer.
>
> Some of the calories in beer come from the alcohol. Some of them
> don't. You know that "less filling" claim? That's based on the fact
> that lite beers have less carbohydrates. There's your calorie deficit.

Most of the calories in beer come from the alcohol.

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Greg