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"Wine is fattening," says Moira Howie, the Waitrose nutritionist, when I boast to her about this. "Although there's no fat in wine, it definitely contributes to a person's daily calorie intake with calories coming from both the sugar in the wine and the alcohol."
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As you go about drinking wine, always remember that it is important to drink in moderation. Even though wine has numerous health benefits (and is not very fattening) drinking in excess is always bad...
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Are there rules to knowing which vintages are better for which wine regions? ... Why is cork used to stop wine bottles? ... Is wine fattening?
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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? ... But it also wants to set the record straight on beer's calorific qualities. Startling as it may seem, beer is less, not more, fattening than wine.
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Now the resulting wine, even the driest examples, will contain some sugar - it's estimated around seven calories or 29 kilojoules per gram - and that's where the wine-is-fattening school of thought points the finger.
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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?
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