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Alexys Gabrielle Johns selling Smirnoff for Diageo.

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Nothing more special than picnics at home with him❤️ #ad Except, maybe when you add @smirnoffus Raspberry Rosè Seltzer to the celebration!🌹 Perfect to pair with your Valentine’s Day chocolate cause they’re only 90calories and have 0 sugar! 😉 Every year we throw down a cozy blanket and order in some take-out and it’s one of my favorite traditions. This year we celebrated a little early since we are home for a very special wedding! 🥰 How do you love to celebrate V-day?

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Why calories in alcohol are extra fattening

Alcoholic drinks are made by fermenting and distilling natural starch and sugar

Being high in sugar means alcohol contains lots of calories – seven calories a gram in fact, almost as many as pure fat!

Calories from alcohol are “empty calories”, they have no nutritional value. Most alcoholic drinks contains traces of vitamins and minerals, but not usually in amounts that make any significant difference to our diet.

Drinking alcohol also reduces the amount of fat your body burns for energy. While we can store nutrients, protein, carbohydrates, and fat in our bodies, we can’t store alcohol. So our systems want to get rid of it, and doing so takes priority. All of the other processes that should be taking place ( including absorbing nutrients and burning fat) are interrupted.

With a pint of lager containing the same amount of calories as a slice of pizza, the calories soon add up

A pint of Heineken, 5% alcohol has 227 calories

A large glass of red wine, 13% alcohol has 170 calories

A Jack Daniels, 40% alcohol has 111 calories

Source: Drinkaware.co.uk