The holiday season has begun, and many of us might drink a bit more or drink more often. It may seem like day after day (might it be day after day?) of eating and drinking, so let me remind everyone now that nothing packs on the pounds like alcohol. In fact, when I first wrote about alcohol, I called it “The Liquid Fat!”

Since the new year with its diet resolutions will be here before we can blink, I decided to resend this tip about one of the highest sources of calories, alcohol that is! In fact, I’ll say it again, "Alcohol the Liquid Fat" and worse, it can become more fattening than fat! While this is not the time for us to start a diet, I suggest for us weight watchers, and health watchers to be aware of how the body metabolizes alcohol. Why is alcohol more fattening than fat?