A lot of information on the sugar and calories contained in alcohol is hidden behind fancy advertising, eye catching labels and deceptive tag lines such as 'lite' or 'diet.' Alcohol offers plenty of fun and plenty more calories. Here area few facts I bet you did not know.
A standard glass of wine contains as much calories as are in a piece of chocolate or four cookies.
A pint of your favorite lager has the same calories as a whole packet of crisps or a slice of pizza. That explains the ballooning waistline doesn't it?
The average wine drinker in the United States takes around 2,000 kilo calories from alcohol every month.
The average beer drinker (about five pints of lager every week) consumes up to 44,200 kcal every year. That is equivalent to gobbling up 221 doughnuts. And this is only from the alcohol. Most alcohol consumers take alcohol with snacks or heavy meals to neutralize its effects. Not to mention the hearty breakfasts that jumpstart the body from a hangover the next morning. Combine these elements together and see why your tailor isn't the reason your trousers never fit.
More interesting facts have emerged. A woman who takes two large glasses of white wine is not only way above the recommended daily limit of alcohol consumption but is also consuming 350kcal, that's 20% of the recommended daily calorie intake.
Alcohol is made by fermenting sugar and starch. This means that being high on alcohol translates to being high on sugars and tons of calories, approximately seven calories per gram. That is almost the same amount as pure fat!
Making matters worse, calories from alcohol are empty calories. This means that these calories do not contribute in any way to a healthy body. Actually, they have no nutritional value.
Alcohol also reduces the amount of fat the body burns to produce energy. This is because alcohol interrupts all digestion processes occurring as the body prioritizes the alcohol's expulsion from the body. That explains why drunk people are terribly slow...
