On a diet ? Trying to stay fit ?
Alcohol is high in calories and drinking too much can cause weight gain. Alcohol can cause dehydration and affect your performance at sport and recovery after exercise.
Have a look at these examples:
| 4 pints of Stella | = | 880 calories |
| 1 Alcopop | = | 1 regular fries |
| 7 Bacardi Breezers | = | 1400 calories |
| 1 large glass of wine | = | 1 doughnut |
| 2.5 pints of Guinness | = | 1 kebab |
| 7 shots of Tequila | = | 1 slice of cheese pizza |
So if you were to hit the town and drink 7 Breezers that would be the equivalent of 3 Big Macs, 10 slices of cheese pizza or 5 Mars bars.
Instead of drinking alcohol, why not try the wide range of quality alcohol free wines and beers now available.
Alcohol free and de-alcoholised drinks have about a third of the calories of their alcoholic equivalent.
A 100ml glass of de-alcoholised Carl
Jung
white wine contains around 28 calories compared to around 64 calories found in a leading low calorie alcoholic wine
A 100ml glass of de-alcoholised Weinkönig red wine contains around 26 calories and less than 0.3% alcohol but has all the health benefits of ordinary red wine
A 330ml bottle of non-alcoholic Cobra has just 79 calories which is even fewer than the brand's own low calorie labelled alcoholic version of the product.
A 500ml bottle of de-alcoholised Erdinger contains 125 kcal. In comparison: 500ml of apple juice contains about 230 calories. Erdinger alcohol free is also isotonic and vitamin-rich making it an ideal sports drink
"A lot of people make new year's resolutions to reduce their alcohol intake ... Alcohol Free Week is a good time to give it another go." - John Risby, The Alcohol-Free Shop.
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