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Two glasses of wine enough to hit daily sugar limit
When you drink a glass of wine, you might recall how much alcohol it contains. Ordinary wine contains about 11% of alcohol on average. And you probably are aware of how many glasses you should or can drink at a time. But have you thought about how much calory or sugar it contains? Unlike other beverages like milk or fruit juice, alcoholic drinks aren’t required to label nutritious information, such as calories and sugar in many countries, at least in the UK. So, Alcohol Health Alliance UK conducted research on a variety of popular wines in the UK, including red, white, rose, and sparkling, none of which showed nutrition information on labels. They found that two glasses of wine could exceed the recommended daily free sugar limit. Free sugars are sugars that are added to food or drinks, including the ones in biscuits, chocolate, flavored yogurts, breakfast cereals, and fizzy drinks. In the UK, adults are recommended not to exceed 30 grams of free sugars a day (about seven sugar cubes). So, you may think a glass of wine is OK, but that is only as long as you aren’t taking any other free sugars. Indeed, wine is neither alcohol-free nor sugar-free.
Enjoy reading the article and think about your daily free sugar intake with or without wine.
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