What are the calories in wine, beer and other alcoholic drinks?

It is common knowledge that alcohol is not good for our health. Amongst others, alcohol weakens the heart muscles that might result in heart failure. There is also an increased risk of diabetes, weight gain and stomach cancer, mouth cancer, throat cancer, liver cancer, etc.

Since alcohol adds calories without benefits to the health, we can only recommend to avoid drinking alcohol as much as possible. The World Health Organization also states that there is no safe amount of daily consumption of alcohol.

Governments worldwide have different opnions depending on the presence of beer and wine producing companies into their country. That is why governments and health state that it is safe to consume up to 2 glasses of alcohol each day.

People drink alcohol for many reasons. Most people drink alcohol to relieve their stress caused by work or life. In that case it is recommended to first take on the root of the problem, being the work and life circumstances and in the same time reducing the amount of alcohol down to a very low level.

If people drink alcohol to enjoy a good time with friends and family, it is also recommended to point towards other alternatives than alcohol. Like a focus on very tasty food !

What are the best alternatives to alcohol? Water, herb water, herb tea and soya milk are the best alternatives.

We created a list of non-alcoholic wines and beers that really contain 0% alcohol.

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We listed all nutrients of wine, beer, cocktails and other alcoholic drinks below.