Calories in alcoholic beverages revealed!

July 1, 2008

Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has a new Alcohol Facts chart out that compares the calorie content of alcoholic beer, wine, and hard liquor. CFA produced it to fill the regulatory gap in labeling of alcoholic beverages–they are regulated by an arm of the Treasury Department (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) and viewed as revenue generators, not something that might affect health. It’s amusing to see where the calories are…


4 Comments

  1. […] Marion wrote a fantastic post today on “Calories in alcoholic beverages revealed!”Here’s ONLY a quick extractConsumer Federation of America (CFA) has a new Alcohol Facts chart out that compares the calorie content of alcoholic beer, wine, and hard liquor. CFA produced it to fill the regulatory gap in labeling of alcoholic beverages–they are … […]

    Pingback by Alcohol Posts » Calories in alcoholic beverages revealed! — July 2, 2008 @ 9:40 am

  2. […] […]

    Pingback by calories in beer — July 3, 2008 @ 8:25 am

  3. […] it to fill the regulatory gap in labeling of alcoholic beverages??they are regulated by an arhttp://whattoeatbook.com/2008/07/01/calories-in-alcoholic-beverages-revealed/Want to Know the Calorie Content of Your Favorite Drink? HealthDay via Yahoo! News MONDAY, June 30 […]

    Pingback by calories in alcoholic beverages — July 8, 2008 @ 9:51 am

  4. […] […]

    Pingback by beer calorie chart — July 11, 2008 @ 7:52 pm

Leave a comment

By clicking "Add Comment" you are agreeing to our Terms of Use

Topics

This is a list of keywords related to posts. The bigger the keyword, the more related posts there are. Click one to view all such posts.
5 a Day activity additives Advocacy agriculture alcohol American Dietetic Association antibiotics antioxidants beef bisphenol A books Bottled Water breast feeding Brian Wansink burger king calcium calorie labeling calorie labels Calories Canada Cancer center for consumer freedom Cereals Charlie Rose China chocolate cloned animals Coca Cola colbert consolidation Cooking measurements COOL corn corn sweeteners Country of Origin Labeling CSPI Dairy diabetes diet and energy drinks dietary guidelines diets e coli eat less move more eating liberally faq farm policy fast food fats and oils FDA fiber fish Flaxseed food art food assistance food colors Food Composition food crisis food marketing food policy food safety food stamps food systems Framingham Heart Study Fruits and Vegetables FTC functional foods genetically modified grassfed health claims hfcs hormones Hugo drinks hyperactivity India infant formula Interviews irradiation juice drinks juices junk food kellogg kids diets King Corn Korea kraft krill Labels mad cow Margarines marketing to kids McDonalds meal frequency Meat meat safety media melamine Monsanto movies natural New Zealand Nutrition Education nutrition symbols obesity obesity in kids Omega 3 Fats organic standards organics partnerships PepsiCo pesticides pet food Phil Lempert photos Portion sizes price fixing price of food pyramid Quotes from What to Eat recipes restaurants salt San Francisco Chronicle school food schools scoring systems shrek soft drinks sponsorship stevia Sugars supermarkets supplements surveys sweeteners taste tomatoes toxins trans fat TV Ads tyson foods USDA vegetarian and vegan Vending machines videos vitamins wall street Whole Grains WIC Yearly Kos