Red Wine Calories

Learn the many types of red wine.

Evidence is beginning to support the health benefits of drinking wine. While these studies may help influence some to induldge in a glass or two, remember to take into account the red wine calories in each glass you pour.

Determining Red Wine Calories

While the calorie count will vary among the different types of red wine, you can safely assume that you will be drinking about 100 calories in each serving. A serving of wine is four ounces, so be aware when pouring your wine. Those large wine glasses are beautiful, but remember not to overfill or you will be increasing the calorie load. Red wine calories are also impacted by alcohol content, with higher alcohol content equating to more calories. Use a measuring cup to determine what a four ounce serving looks like to make sure you're not drinking too many calories.

Is Wine Good For You?

There is a great deal to be said for "everything in moderation." While massive amounts of wine will definitely up your daily caloric intake, choosing a glass of healthier red wine each day isn't bad for you.

In recent years, studies began to immerge about the health benefits of wine, including cardiovascular system improvements and decreases in certain types of cancer. Of course, that doesn't mean you should drink a bottle at a time. Despite the benefits, red wine calories range from 90 to 105 or more per glass. Those calories add up, and since wine is a beverage, you will be mostly consuming empty calories. Wine fans can, however, rest easy because the calories in your daily glass of wine will not wreck a healthy diet.

Medical Studies of Red Wine

The latest study from the Harvard Medical School and National Institute of Aging looked at the effect of the resveratrol in red wine on a diet high in calories. Remarkably, early findings indicate that resveratrol contributed to overweight lab mice living a healthy life. Heavy doses of the extract provide significant benefits, lowering the rate of fat-related illnesses, diabetes and liver problems and the extract may actually help you burn more calories than you take in with one glass.

While induldging in too many glasses of wine a day may lead to a greater calorie consumption that would otherwise be healthy, some studies show that having just one four-ounce glass of red wine a day can have other benefits such as lowering cholesterol levels and reducing blood clotting.

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Wine for Weight Loss

If you are concerned about your weight and finding ways to cut calories, consider limiting your wine intake until you reach your target weight. Once you reach that magic number, you can include the occasional glass of wine without too much guilt. If you are tracking your daily calories, visit a calorie counter for red wine to get the exact number, or try a glass of either Carignane or Muller Thurgau, each of which has only 88 calories; one of the lowest calorie counts per glass of red wine.

Drink Responsibly

While there is some evidence to suggest that a glass of red wine a day may help you to burn some calories and protect your heart, over indulgence may have the opposite affect. Keep track of the number of calories you drink each day in wine if you are counting calories in other foods, and consider the other benefits to be simply be the icing on the cake.

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