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From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: The \"Women want light beer\" fallacy
Message-ID: <472@ttidcc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 12:54:15 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 12:54:15 1985
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Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath)
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In article <27108@lanl.ARPA> crs@lanl.ARPA writes:
>> Occasionaly I will have a Michelob light before a meal because
>> I do find it less filling,...
>
>Isn't this psychological?  I can't understand how beer that occupied
>twelve ounces by volume in the can or bottle can occupy any *less*
>volume in one's stomach.

Light beer may be less carbonated than "regular" (heavy? (-: )  beer.  This
would make it less filling.

>2.  I don't drink light beer so I'm not knowledgable about the caloric
>difference between light and regular beer but I can't imagine that the
>actual difference can really be great.

The difference in some beers is reputedly about 50% -- a savings  of  about
70  calories per 12 oz. can.  The calorie reduction is achieved by reducing
the alcohol content.  I don't know  how  this  works  out  in  states  like
California  where  all  beer is <= 3.2% alcohol (anything more alcoholic is
malt liquor, ale, or stout).
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