Can women get "wine bellies" like men get beer bellies?

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  1. Dr. Mehmet Oz
     
    Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:

    Wine is supposed to be healthy for you, but can it pack on the pounds? Dr. Oz says that women can get wine bellies, but in this video he notes they are more likely to get "wine thighs."




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  2. Dr. John La Puma
     
    Dr. John La Puma answered:

    Very nice segment, and true in theory.

    But a study of 158,796 women showed that women do gain weight in the belly when they drink excessively, just like men: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21559044

    Unlike women, however, that belly fat in men turns their testosterone into estrogen. And starts to turn men into girls.

    That's why we've started the 24 Day Man Plan Diet: with red wine allowed, after day 17: early description here: http://bit.ly/IlYYqt

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    Very nice segment, and true in theory. But a study of 158,796 women showed that women do gain weight in the belly when they drink excessively, just like men: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21559044 Unlike women, however, that belly fat... More