John is overweight and he is a diagnosed alcoholic who drinks a minimum of 10 beers every day. How are excess calories from alcohol handled in the body?
What will be an ideal response?
Alcohol is not stored, but the excess kilocalories from alcohol are converted to fatty acids and stored as triglycerides which are contributing to John's excess body fat.
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