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Alcohol & Calories

October 30, 2019 Andrew To
Elephant Hill Vineyard, Te Awanga coast, Hawkes Bay

Elephant Hill Vineyard, Te Awanga coast, Hawkes Bay

The cardiovascular effects of alcohol are often debated. One commonly neglected aspect is its caloric content.

 

Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram, compared with fat that contains 9 calories per gram and sugar that contains 4 calories per gram.

 

As a simple guide, a pint of beer and a glass of wine contain approximately 150-200 calories.

 

These are the foods that roughly contain 150-200 calories:

-       1 large bag of potato chips

-       1 large sugar-coated doughnut

-       1 slice of pizza

-       1 chicken drumstick

-       1 Tip Top Jelly Tip icecream

-       4 Yorkshire puddings

 

A simple google search on “alcohol calorie” would yield a variety of useful graphics, e.g. from the BBC. Northland DHB also has a nicely written article on this.

 

Author: Dr Andrew To

In Alcohol Tags Calories, Alcohol
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