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Alcohol calories
Alcohol contains seven calories per gram, so if you're trying
to keep in shape it might be an idea to cut down the amount
you drink. It contains little in the way of other nutrients,
so replacing a meal with alcohol isn’t a good idea.
The following values give an approximate idea as to how many
calories are contained in a selection of alcoholic drinks.
Remember, on average you need approximately 2000 - 2500 calories
a day.
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Drink
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Calorie content (approximate)
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Beers, lager and cider
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Pint of lager
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200
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Pint of bitter
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100
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Pint of sweet cider
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250
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Pint of dry cider
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200
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Pale ale
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91
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Stout, bottled
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105
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Lager (ordinary strength)
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85
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Wines, small glass (125ml)
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Red wine
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85
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Rose wine, medium
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89
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Sweet white wine
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118
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Dry white wine
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83
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Medium white wine
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94
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Champagne
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80
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Spirits, one shot (25ml)
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Gin
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50
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Vodka
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50
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Whiskey
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50
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Southern comfort
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70
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Baileys
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80
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Fruit juice mixer
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50
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Fizzy drink mixer
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50
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Alcohol increases your blood sugar levels making you feel
hungry. Unfortunately it’s normally at times when the
only food available is junk food. The values below are the
calories you are likely to consume after a night out.
Oh and don’t that alcohol will make you feel hungry - all those late
snacks are packed full of calories as well.
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Packet roasted nuts
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300
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Packet salted nuts
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250
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Packet of crisps
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130
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Large pizza
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400
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Burger
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400
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Kebab
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500
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