Fat Loss

Many people would assume that since its made with apples cider is less fattening and more healthy the beer, is cider healthier than beer?

Most alcohol contains very little fat, alcohol does contain a lot of empty calories. Gram for gram only fat contains more calories than alcohol, fat contains 9 calories per gram, alcohol 7 calories per gram. It is this unused energy that makes you fat.

Below is all the most popular UK ciders and their alcohol content:

• Blackthorn 440ml can – 198 Calories
• Diamond White 275ml Bottle – 99 Calories
• Lambrini 1.5 Litre Bottle (perfect for sharing) – 525 Calories
• Strongbow Pint – 244 Calories
• White Lightening 2 Litre Bottle (a favourite with some homeless) – 960 Calories
• Bulmers Original Cider – 210 Calories

So there you have it cider isn’t really any less fattening than beer, although bottle for bottle at 7.5% and only 99 calories a bottle you probably would find much less fattening than diamond white.

Is cider healthier than beer?

Not really.

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Alcohol contains no fat but its does contain carbohydrate and very few nutrients, the carbohydrate is stored on your body as fat.

The sugar raises your insulin levels making you crave junk food.

To lose weight you should cut down your alcohol consumption, below is some of your favourite alcoholic drinks starting with the least fattening lowest calorie drinks first.

Gin 25ml – 40% Alcohol 55 Calories

Vodka 25ml – same as gin

Whisky 25ml – same as vodka

Kaliber Alcohol 0% Calories 79

Michelob 5 % alcohol, 155 calories

Budweiser (Bottle) Alcohol 5%, Calories 145

Carona (Bottle)  Alcohol 4.6%, Calories 139

Peroni (Bottle) 6% alcohol, 170 calories

Guinness 1 Pint – 4.8% Alcohol 170 Calories

Champagne 1 Glass 240ml – 18% Alcohol, 180 Calories

Bud Light Alcohol 4.2%, Calories 227

Stella Artois Alcohol 5.5%, Calories 256

Fosters Alcohol 4.9%, Calories 298

Now you know where the term “Beer Belly” comes from, the lowest calorie drink you could have and still get drunk would probably be Vodka and Coke 40% Alcohol 55 Calories.