Perhaps more important than any of these points is the fact that alcohol causes a deficiency in certain vitamins, such as thiamin (vitamin B1), vitamin B12, folic acid, and zinc, as it actually inhibits the absorption and usage of these vital nutrients. This means we end up lacking in certain vitamins and nutrients. Now, human bodies will trigger a feeling of hunger when (among other things) we are deficient in something our body needs. It is not just a lack of calories (or energy) that triggers hunger. We can have enough (or even an excess) of actual calories, but if we are not eating the
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