What influence does alcohol intake have on weight gain or loss?
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What influence does alcohol intake have on weight gain or loss?
Alcohol contains lots of calories- 7 calories per gram, which is almost as many as a gram of fat. Plus, additional calories can be in added mixer drinks, such as cola or tonic water. A standard glass of wine can contain as many calories as a piece of chocolate, and a pint of lager has about the same number of calories as a packet of crisps? So, if you’re trying to lose weight you need to think about what you are drinking as well as what you are eating. Drinking 4 bottles of wine a month adds up to a yearly consumption of around 27,000kcal, which is equivalent to eating 48 Big Macs per year. Drinking 5 pints of lager each week adds up to 44,200kcal over a year, equivalent to eating 221 doughnuts.
Calories from alcohol tend to have a more complicated agenda than those from other food components. Much depends on your diet, your overall health and your drinking habits. Regarding strict calorie content, one gram of alcohol contains about seven calories. Compare this with carbohydrates and proteins, which contain four calories per gram, and fat, which contains nine calories per gram. While there can be brew-to-brew variances, the alcoholic content of beer is about 5 percent by volume, except in states or counties having regulations that limit alcohol content to 3.2 percent. There will be additional carbohydrates in beer, and there can also be an additional amount in other alcoholic beverages, such as liqueurs and finished wines.
Unlike packaged foods, there is no requirement for a Nutrition Facts label on alcoholic beverages. To get a caloric breakdown for a specific beverage, check with the manufacturer.