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The decision when to eat while drinking wine is important.  Wine slows down your metabolism.   On the evenings of lighter wine drinking, try to avoid eating a meal while enjoying your vino.  However, if wine consumption is on the heavier side, a meal will help to slow down your body's ability to absorb the wine.  As there is an inverse relationship between absorption and elimination of wine, the slower your body absorbs the wine, the faster it can eliminate it.    

Anything you eat while drinking wine will have a much larger impact on your weight than when you are not having a glass of wine.

Wine is technically a toxin so your body responds by slowing everything in order to collect and process the alcohol.  Your body refuses to store alcohol like it does for carbs, protein and fat.  This means your body must burn wine off immediately and the carbs, protein and fats are stored while your body processes the alcohol.  It results in slowing down your metabolism.  

If you plan on having a drink or two in the evening, it is best to avoid eating a meal during this time.  If you decide to have a meal,  do not consume more than a serving or two of wine (5 oz).   It is also important to choose low-calorie dinner options so your body does not store a bunch of carbs, protein and fat while it is processing the wine.  

It is recommended that instead of having a glass of wine with dinner, drink wine earlier than dinner.  Otherwise, drink wine an hour or two after dinner in order to allow your body time to start digesting the meal before your wine drinking slows down your metabolism.