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Alcohol, Belly Fat, and the Metabolism Trap
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Alcohol, Belly Fat, and the Metabolism Trap

Dr. Paika Podcast

January 5, 20267m 48s

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Show Notes

You’re doing everything right — eating clean, exercising, watching calories — and yet the scale won’t move. Why? In this video, Dr. Mohammed Paika explains the hidden biological reasons alcohol makes fat loss harder than you think. It’s not just about calories. Alcohol changes how your liver burns fat, how your hormones regulate hunger, how your brain controls cravings, how your body stores visceral fat, and even how you sleep and recover from exercise. Drawing on 20 years of hospital experience, Dr. Paika shows how alcohol quietly drives insulin resistance, belly fat, fatty liver, and metabolic dysfunction — often before labs even become abnormal. This isn’t about shame or quitting forever. It’s about understanding how alcohol interacts with your biology so you can make better choices and finally see results.

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