Beer and diet don’t mix, do they? But sometimes, you just have to drink an infusion. When the craving hits, make sure you know the healthiest beer to drink on a weight loss program.

Whether or not you can drink beer while dieting and still lose weight depends on why you want the beer in the first place. If you drink to get drunk, you are out of luck. Any reasonable diet program severely limits alcohol consumption because alcohol reduces leptin levels.

Leptin is the substance in your body that tells your body whether to burn fat or hold on to it. If the levels are low, it signals your body to store fat. You don’t want to do anything to lower your leptin levels if you want to lose weight.

Therefore, it is not possible to go partying and have a six or two pack if your goal is to lose weight. However, you can enjoy the taste without affecting your dieting efforts.

If the reason you want beer is because you simply like the taste of it, you have an option that will not only taste good so you feel like you are enjoying yourself, but it is also one of the ways to burn fat. There is a drink on the market that is quite good for you: O’Douls.

O’Douls is high in carbohydrates, which help raise leptin levels, and unlike many processed sources of carbohydrates, O’Douls is not as unsweetened as high fructose corn syrup. Therefore, it is a relatively healthy drink option.

Of course, you still need to think about calories. Too much of anything, whether healthy or not, will block your weight loss progress. But in moderation, O’Douls is not a bad choice.

And if you absolutely must have the alcoholic version of an infusion, will it totally ruin your diet?

Not if you are careful with your choice. You obviously want to go for a lightweight version, but be careful which one you choose. The calorie levels vary quite a bit, as does the carbohydrate content. You want the one with the fewest calories and carbohydrates.

The number one drink that meets this requirement is Bud Select 55. But you can find others by poking around and reading the labels.

As with O’Douls, you still can’t go crazy with light beers. Too much of anything, especially alcohol, will ruin your fat burning efforts.

Although beer and diet don’t usually go hand in hand, you can still enjoy a cold one when you’re on a weight loss program. Just be sure to choose the healthiest beer you can and enjoy it in moderation.