Startling as it may seem, beer is less, not more, fattening than wine. Crisps and peanuts. According to the BBPA, a glass of beer with a typical 4.6% alcoholic volume, has fewer calories not only than a similar measure of wine, but also milk or fruit juice.
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Is it the beer or the lifestyle that's fattening? Brewers are hoping to appeal to women drinkers by offering beer in third-of-a-pint glasses. But first they tackle the belief that beer is more fattening than wine. Is it true? Stroll through the doors of a traditional British hostelry and the scene that presents itself would no doubt jar with the slogan for a new campaign by pub operators: Beautiful Beer.
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Remember to drink in moderation; even if you choose the least fattening alcoholic beverage, each additional drink adds more calories, slows your metabolism and stresses your liver. All wines have relatively few calories – about 80 to 110 per serving, depending on the type of wine.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/444329-what-is-the-least-fattening-alcoholic-beverage/
All alcoholic beverages contain calories, and if you eat and drink more calories than your body uses, you will gain weight. To limit this effect, choose the least fattening alcoholic beverages and try to compensate for them by eating healthier foods or fewer snacks.
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Armed with some 3rd grade math and a list of conversions, one can easily determine calories in beer or wine and learn that a vodka-soda doesn't have to be the only diet drink out there.
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Dry white wine is the least fattening type of wine, followed by dry red wine and then sweet wines of either color. For the lowest calories, about 75 to 90 per serving, choose a dry chardonnay, sauvignon blanc or dry champagne.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/444329-what-is-the-least-fattening-alcoholic-beverage/
A good rule of thumb is to choose the lightest alcohol dry wine or beer in order to have the least calories. In the above graphic you can determine that IPAs have more calories than Lagers and wines with 15% ABV, such as a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, have higher calories than say a German Kabinett Riesling. SUBSCRIBE TO GET FRESH WEEKLY WINE STORIES.
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Take a closer look at the health benefits of drinking, including the actual calories in wine vs beer. You will never look at a pint glass the same again. Since the FDA doesn't require nutrition facts on alcoholic beverages it's very difficult to understand how much a drink will cost your diet plan.
http://winefolly.com/update/calories-in-wine-vs-beer-infographic/
Beer DOESN'T give you a belly (well, any more than red wine or a packet of crisps). 1  Much-maligned drink is no worse for weight gain than any other type of alcohol or eating a high-calorie diet. 2  Swapping two large glasses of wine for two bottles of beer could save 500 calories a week.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2276874/Beer-DOESNT-belly-red-wine-packet-crisps.html
A bottle of light beer, typically containing 12 oz. of fluid, usually has 100 to 110 calories, although it varies by brand. Hence, a light beer contains about the same number of calories as a glass of wine but it has three times as much volume.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/444329-what-is-the-least-fattening-alcoholic-beverage/
is beer or wine more fattening
Wine is more fattening. Wine is more fattening than beer.