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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How does alcohol interfere with the fat burning process in our body?
gpt
Alcohol can be metabolized for energy but it produces toxic byproducts. It also is easier to metabolize than fat so while your body is processing alcohol it isn't burning fat.

Also alcohol has significant amounts of calories so drinking alcohol is similar to just eating more food. For obvious reasons that tends to interfere with losing weight.