There are some great paragraphs in there. I like this piece! You can also read it at its source, the america.gov website too. It is true that 95 percent of American households own a car, and most Americans get to work by car (85 percent).
Beer is high in the GI scale and affects your blood sugar levels, this makes you hungry. Also alcohol lowers your inhibitions and you might not bother about what you eat, chips, burger or whatever is available at the time.
Because your body can't store alcohol and must metabolize it right away, other metabolic processes suffer. Your body won't metabolize sugars and fats as efficiently during the metabolism of alcohol, and drinking heavily can cause your metabolism to slow. This can contribute to weight gain, as can the empty calories found in alcohol.