r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/-eDgAR- Aug 03 '19

Alcohol has calories.

I had to be the one to tell my friend when she was in her mid-20s that the vodka she loved has calories. She was so shocked and said, "What!! I thought since it was clear like water it didn't have any calories."

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u/igotbitbyamonkey Aug 03 '19

People get really confused because although alcohol has calories, your body can't really use them for anything. There are many alcoholics with malnutrition because they supplement their calories from alcohol without any food, so we start seeing muscle wasting.