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What kind of alcoholic beverage has relatively low impact on weight gain and why so? How do I balance out this with adjusting food and exercise?
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Dear lybrate user. I can understand. You are 53 and you know better that every alcoholic drink is very high in calorie and therefore promote weight gain. Even beer contains very high calories. A 12-ounce glass of beer has about 150 calories, a 5-ounce glass of red wine has about 125 calories, and a 1.5 ounce shot of gin, rum, vodka, whiskey or tequila has about 100 calories, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. So go with the last group and have sufficient exercises according to the calories you consume. Take care.
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