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.
For moderate drinkers, alcohol does not suppress food intake, and may actually increase appetite. Chronic alcohol consumption appears to have the opposite effect. Alcohol causes euphoria, which depresses appetite, so that heavy drinkers tend to eat poorly and become malnourished. Alcohol is very rich in energy, packing 7 calories per gram. But like pure sugar or fat, the calories are void of nutrients.