If you drink wine, beer, fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, specialty coffee drinks, and soda, that can add up to hundreds of extra calories a day. Alcohol and soda are the worst because they offer no nutrition — sugar and just empty calories.
Hultin said that drinking alcohol won't help you reduce belly fat. "Excessive alcohol will cause the liver to stop metabolizing fat and carbohydrates in order to get the alcohol metabolized first," added Vermont-based registered dietitian nutritionist Maddie Kinzly MS, LD. This leads to the storage of more fat in your body (and your belly), so if you give up one calorie-dense beverage, definitely limit the wine, beer, and cocktails.