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Drinking excess calories in the form of alcohol can certainly lead you to gain fat weight, but contrary to common belief, drink­ ing alcohol does not necessarily lead to weight gain, despite its high-calorie content of 7 calories per gram. In fact, a Mayo clinic study of 8,236 men and women found that compared to teetotal­ers, people who had one or two alcoholic drinks a day were about half as likely to be obese. Nevertheless, it is prudent to keep the higher calorie content of alcohol in mind. Furthermore, alcohol calories should not replace those normally coming from foods that supply your body with necessary vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients.

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The push during the last decade was to drink wine, particularly the red variety, to obtain the greatest health bene? ts. Recent stud­ies on lower risk of heart disease, however, provide strong evidence that all alcoholic drinks are equivalently bene?cial to cardiovas­cular health. Thus, it appears that a substantial portion of the ben­e?t is from alcohol rather than other components of each type of drink. But you can’t rule them out completely. For instance, red wine, especially when made from grapes grown in colder climates, offers even greater cardiovascular protection, likely due to its con­tent of polyphenols contained in grape skin.

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