Cravings after alcohol consumption may not be to blame for your extra pounds. While many people think alcohol is the culprit for the junk food cravings that make them gain weight, a new small study believes that is not the case. “[In the study] After drinking their beverages…women were asked to fill out a food craving questionnaire and complete a challenging task. After that, the women were given chocolate chip cookies and were told they can eat as much or as little as they wanted. The women who drank alcohol performed worse in the task compared to the women in the placebo group, and they ate more cookies. The researchers suggest that the reason the women ate more calories was because their inhibitory control was impaired…” The study concluded that while more research needed to be done, alcohol is mostly likely linked to weight gain because of lack of self-control and logical judgement, rather than alleged cravings.