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" People planning to embark on a diet in the new year are being urged not to forget the calories in alcoholic beverages. Most people have a reasonable idea of the types of food they should avoid when dieting, but many forget that drinks can be laden with calories as well. In fact, alcohol is second only to fat in terms of calorie value, containing 7kcal/g compared with 9kcal/g for fat. Alcohol typically accounts for nearly ten per cent of total calorie intake among drinkers, according to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). The charity&amp;#039;s head of health information, Kate Mendoza, said: &amp;#039;The calories in alcoholic drinks account for a significant proportion of a drinker&amp;#039;s calorie consumption while providing little, if any, nutritional benefit.&amp;#039; She advised that cutting down on alcohol intake can have a &amp;#039;big effect&amp;#039; on people&amp;#039;s weight loss attempts, as well as potentially reducing their chances of developing certain forms of cancer. Cancers that are thought to be associated with excessive alcohol consumption include breast, bowel, mouth and liver cancer. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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