By Roberto F. Campos
Business editorial team
Apart from poor countries that don’t have the luxury of choosing what they want to drink, there is a growing concern among mere mortals about voting for the best product.
And it is that the lists on the Internet are constantly changing and many readers already look with annoyance at some of the recommendations as the result of propaganda or commercialism.
What our grandparents praised and led to a long life is now a sin for many doctors. Yet the repeatable and common maxim among the most learned people is to balance everything in life, be it the way we eat, what we drink, or how much we exercise on a daily basis.
However, the health and wellness trends blog adds a strange twist to this already coveted information about how to feel better, now turning to fattening drinks.
The site demystifies some products and mourns the loss of others, including the beer belly; points out the lack of scientific data proving that hops are responsible for obesity and cause these protuberances on the body.
The article is based on an analysis entitled “Beer and Calories”, a scientific review by British nutritionist (Manchester) Kathryn O’Sullivan. This specialist is a consultant for various food programs in the United Kingdom and was once associated with the breakfast food company Kellogg.
The expert starts with this refreshing alcoholic drink and advises to drink it in moderation, because when consumed in large quantities it is logical to think about weight gain, but also points out that excess weight is also caused by excessive wine can be made, including a drink sanctified by doctors.
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The report highlights that by swapping a glass of wine for a half pint of beer we can save 40 calories, which contradicts previous known reports and therefore the list would start by replacing the recommended two glasses of wine a day with two bottles to replace beer and nothing would happen.
Nevertheless, the researcher agrees that excessive alcohol consumption has a negative impact on life expectancy, but advocates moderate beer consumption as a health benefit.
He points out that hops can provide important vitamins and minerals and such moderate consumption could protect against heart disease, osteoporosis and diabetes.
And he adds as a warning against the most caloric drinks and therefore those that need to be protected, as in the case of the Pedro Ximenez sherry brandy with 320 calories and 400 grams of residual sugar per liter, one of the sweetest, used as dessert wine.
Another stigmatized beer is the Samuel Adams Triple Bock, 340 calories, one of the highest calorie, darkest and sweetest beers, with an alcohol content of 18 percent, with notes of malt chocolate and maple syrup, served at room temperature and should be drunk slowly.
Mulled wine has 400 calories, and this process works easily with sugar and other spices such as cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon as well as fruit juices, vanilla and star anise. Many people don’t know that it contains carbohydrates or has added gin or Grand Marnier.
Another sin can be found in the White Russian, a 500-calorie cocktail with a high proportion of cream, vodka and coffee liqueur.
The well-known margarita, which appears in many films as part of the entertainment of some millionaires traveling through the Caribbean, contains 550 calories, the same as a Big Mac hamburger. It is a classic cocktail, also homemade, with a taste between a mix of tequila, triple sec and lemon.
Another classic cocktail is the Daiquiri, which has no more and no less than 600 calories and is very tasty served pure or with fruit made from white rum, lemon juice and sugar.
And what about the 640-calorie piña colada with white rum and fruit juice? But coconut cream provides the calories for this drink, which was created in the 1950s by bartender Ramón Marrero, who worked at the Caribe Hilton Internacional Hotel in Puerto Rico.
With the Long Island Iced Tea, the expert list has even more surprises in store, because for those who believe that the 780 calorie tea is slimming, and connoisseurs say that, despite its name, it has no trace of an iced drink. It is combined with vodka, gin, tequila, rum and triple sec.
And to complete the recommendations, because there is everything on the Internet and for every taste, you can access the website drinkaware.co.uk, an online calculator that will help determine the calorie consumption of the main drinks or at least one of your favorites .
Returning to the topic of beer, a pint of Carling has 187 calories and a pint of Guinness hits 210, while London Pride has 199 and John Smith racks up 153 calories per liter.
And if you prefer red wine, a large 250 milliliter glass of a good Merlot (red) has 170 calories, while the famously calm Spanish Marqués de Cáceres has 265 calories.
However, a large glass of Chardonnay or white wine has 185 calories and an excellent Moët & Chandon champagne comes in at 190 calories.
A 330-milligram can of Cola contains 140 calories, and a glass of concentrated orange juice exceeds just over 142, contrary to what many believe that the juice leads to weight loss compared to a carbonated soft drink (which is harmful precisely because of the gas). ).
In any case, it must be added that other experts believe that bread does not make you fat, but what we put in it, or pasta that is otherwise digestive, is healthy, and the list would be endless, perhaps even more nutritionally confusing or Clarity? on medical recommendations.
The illustration is therefore provided by common sense – perhaps, as the old saying goes, the least common of all senses – from a balance that each person can determine on the basis of his suffering or goals and of course helps without having to forego the joy of it , to combat nasty stress, but with respect for the market’s intentions.
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