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Dinner Date. Maybe you just want to drop a few mince pie-induced pounds, but can’t bear to embark on another laborious 5k-a-day fitness routine. We get it.
The key is to be careful about what you re drinking. Cocktails often have the highest level of calories because of the sugary goodness that make them taste so delicious – a Manhattan has around 160 calories per drink and a Cosmopolitan around 200 calories per drink.
Your favourite beer isn t far behind either, with an average of 149 calories per pint. Don t forget also that when we drink our blood sugar levels struggle to stay balanced so in addition to the booze you ll probably want to devour something nasty on the way home. And this is on top of the calories you consume for the same reason whilst hungover. Life is hard.
How Alcohol Is Linked to Heart Disease Karla Walsh
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Drinking by the numbers: Americans and alcohol
Although Dry January, Sober October, and sober-curious conversations and trials are on the rise, most Americans still imbibe. Nearly seven in 10 Americans report that they drank alcohol in the last year. And about 55 percent had done so in the month prior, according to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Alcohol impacts the body in a variety of ways. But what s the connection between drinking and your heart? One in four deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to some form of cardiovascular disease and 655,381 Americans died from heart disease in 2018, making it the leading cause of death in the country.
Staying sober while staying at home: Dry January expert reveals how to give up drinking in the midst of a pandemic - after alcohol sales skyrocketed in 2020
Online alcohol sales were up 80% in the US in 2020 and also surged in the UK, Australia, Germany, and Italy
After a year of more drinking than usual, many people may want to give up alcohol for Dry January in 2021
Hilary Sheinbaum, author of The Dry Challenge: How to Lose the Booze for Dry January, Sober October, and Any Other Alcohol-Free Month, has tips
She suggests hiding bottles, finding fun non-alcoholic alternatives, and buddying up with a friend