• A standard glass of wine has the same amount of calories as a piece of chocolate or four cookies.
• A pint of lager has the same number of calories as a whole packet of crisps or a slice of pizza.
• In The United States the average wine drinker takes around 2,000 kilo calories from alcohol every month.
• Because alcohol is made from fermented sugar and starch, high on alcohol translates to being high in sugar and high in calories.

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