Calorie count - Alcoholic beverages: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

P Alcoholic drinks, like many other drinks, contain calories that can add up quickly. Going out for a couple of drinks can add 500 calories, or more, to your daily intake. Most alcoholic drinks have little to no nutritional value. If you are trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight, you will want to watch how much you drink. Cocktails mixed with soda, juice, cream, or ice cream can have especially high calorie counts. If you find you are having trouble cutting back on alcohol, talk with your health care provider.
P Here is a list of some popular alcoholic beverages, their serving sizes, and the number of calories in each.

T Alternative Names
P Weight loss - calorie count - alcoholic beverages; Overweight - calorie count - alcoholic beverages; Obesity - calorie count - alcoholic beverages

T References
P Nielsen SJ, Kit BK, Fakhouri T, Ogden CL. Calories consumed from alcoholic beverages by US adults, 2007-2010. NCHS Data Brief. 2012;(110):1-8. PMID: 23384768 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23384768.
P United States Department of Agriculture. National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Updated March 25, 2015. ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods. Accessed May 5, 2016.
P US Department of Agriculture. Nutrition and your health: Table E-3. Estimated caloric content of alcoholic beverages. health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/table_e3.htm. Accessed May 5, 2016.

T Review Date 4/25/2016
P Updated by: Emily Wax, RD, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

T Related MedlinePlus Health Topics
- Alcohol
- Diets

