Wine vs. Hard Liquor

One of the misconceptions about why alcohol is bad for a bodybuilder’s diet is that it’s high in carbs. Truth is, many forms of booze are quite low in carbs. Some red and white wines have less than four grams of carbs per serving (five ounces). And vodka and whiskey are examples of hard alcohol with less than one gram of carbs per jigger (1.5 ounces). Even light beers contain few carbs. What booze is high in is—you guessed it—alcohol. It’s an infrequently mentioned fact that alcohol is