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Anyone on a calorie controlled diet knows how important it is to keep track of the number of calories consumed on a daily basis, although many of us are unaware of that alcohol can in fact be extremely high in calories. At the end of a long day, a glass of wine or maybe even a bottle of wine can help you take the edge off of a hectic day or perhaps you crack open a beer and spend the rest of the evening in front of the TV chilling out. Sound familiar? If alcohol is your tipple after a stressful day at the office maybe its time to cut it out and consider the alternatives. Alcohol contains what are referred to as “empty calories” these are calories which are commonly found in high energy foods although have little or no nutritional benefit these unused calories are then stored as fat. The general guideline for a persons daily calorie intake ranges from 2000 calories a day for women and 2500 calories a day for men. With that I mind, just how many of those permitted calories are likely count for our alcohol intake? Just one large glass of white wine can count for 150 calories but if its sparkling wine just that one glass can contain as many as 180 calories. If a large glass of red wine is more your thing you could be consuming up 160 calories per glass and up to 170 for a glass of rose wine. For women just 3 large glasses of white wine can account for almost one quarter of your daily calorie in take!A glass of wine is, of course not forbidden but to much alcohol can be bad for you and your health it can be extremely high in calories so watch out! For more information on the number of calories in alcohol take a look at the Love Life Hate Diets Alcohol Calorie Counter
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For those of us on a healthy eating diet we often try to focus on the number of calories in the food we eat and have little thought for the number of calories consumed through alcohol.