Those who want to lose weight and reach their ideal weight (Idaniko varos – ιδανικό βάρος) it is advisable
to check how much alcohol they drink because it is the second most fattening
ingredient of our diet after the fats, say experts from the World Cancer
Research Fund (WCRF).
As announced, alcohol accounts for 10% of daily calories
consumed by those who drink regularly. This is because per gram provides 7
calories when fats provide 9 calories.
Similarly, proteins and carbohydrates (including sugar)
provide 4 calories per gram, while the fiber is the most "gentle"
than all of the ingredients as they provide only 2 calories per gram.
So when someone drinks a large glass of wine (250 ml),
employs the same 178 c
alories you would consume by eating two chocolate cookies
- and to burn, you have to walk with quick step for 32 minutes in order to keep
his ideal weight (or idaniko varos – ιδανικό βάρος in Greek).
Similarly, if you drink two glasses of wine, 175 ml each,
will hire 248 calories and it will take 52 minutes walking with a quick step to
the burn.
If, therefore, regularly drink more than two glasses of
alcohol will inevitably gain weight and be fatter than the idaniko varos - ιδανικό βάρος.
In contrast, however, with other foods, alcoholic beverages
have little to no nutritional value, so it is customary to call them
"empty calorie beverages."
The problem - according to the WCRF - is that those who are
dieting and counting the calories, forget or ignore those of alcohol.
"Recent studies have shown that people do not know how
many calories each drink and provides thus not included in the calculations
made for the daily intake of calories," said Mrs Kate Mendoza, Head of
Information for the Health of the WCRF.
"Since alcohol has too many calories, the restriction
of can contribute to weight control and weight loss," he added.
Another benefit to the moderate consumption of the
protection against cancer, and alcohol abuse associated with cancers of the
breast, colon, mouth, and liver.
If you do not want to completely quit drinking, you can
narrow it down into smaller drinking glasses, diluting it with soda or light
soft drinks, alternating alcoholic drinks with soft drinks and leaving one to
two days a week without drinking at all.
To inform the public about the calories of alcohol, WCRF
created a calorie counter Alcohol, showing about how much exercise is needed to
burn some calories consumed from alcohol.
The official recommendations for safeguarding the health, is
3-4 servings of alcohol per day for men and 2-3 servings for women. Each
serving is about half a drink. Thus, a glass of wine 175 ml equals two
servings, while a large glass of 250 ml equals three servings. In that way you
keep up with your idaniko varos, ιδανικό βάρος.
Those who exceed these consumption, especially if you overdo it,
it is good to remain thereafter without alcohol for 48 hours in order to
preserve their health, experts say.
