It also reduces your willpower - you are less likely to go for the healthier option when out for a meal, cooking a meal, or raiding the fridge at home. Summer drinking Read on for some useful tips to keep the calories and alcohol down this summer: It’s slightly syrupy but the body isn’t too bad. It’s highly carbonated but the foam gives it a creamy – dare I say luxurious – feel as it slips down your throat. Make a long drink with a shot of spirits such as vodka or rum and use plenty of a mixer such as diet lemonade, diet ginger ale, diet cola or water. Top with plenty of ice. Alternate with soft drinks. Shop around if you’re getting fed up with the usual diet soft drinks. There are so many different flavours available including diet pink lemonade, diet cherry cola, diet traditional lemonade and diet pink cranberry lemonade. If you are going to friends for a BBQ this summer bring your own as people often have only the ‘full fat’ variety of colas and lemonade!

The lager is described as dry with a hoppy finish and golden in color. Additionally, some report that the body is watery or overly carbonated. Any sweetness eludes me, and I have a hunch the hop bitterness would be at least moderately strong on the palate. Sure, it’s not the best alcohol-free lager out there. But it’s a decent option when you’re not drinking alcohol, especially since it’s available in so many pubs and bars.

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However, it’s worth bearing in mind that it’s possible the alcohol content could be higher because labelling rules vary between regions and some countries like the UK allow a small tolerance to what’s shown on the label. On the contrary, the hop bitterness is rather subdued – initially, at least. The hop bitterness gets stronger and lingers after each finish.

Flavour-wise, it’s a slightly harsh bitterness that hits your tastebuds first and hangs around until well after the sip. There’s none of the sweetness from the aroma, which could have worked nicely with the bitterness. If you’ve ever been on a diet, you’ll know that alcohol rarely features in the menu plans. This is not to say that you can’t have the occasional drink whilst losing weight, just that drinking makes weight loss more difficult. This early faith in non-alcoholic beer paid off, in the UK at least. Here it’s a staple in the beer coolers of many a pub up and down the country. It still accounts for more than a third of all alcohol-free sold in the UK. Yes, but it wouldn’t be my first choice if there were other options, especially when there are so many tasty non-alcoholic beers these days.According to NHS England, the average wine drinker consumes 2,000 calories from alcohol every month, and the average beer drinker - drinking 5 pints of lager a week - takes 44,200 calories a year, the equivalent of 221 doughnuts. We’ve covered ways to prevent a hypo when drinking, and we also have a separate article on alcohol and diabetes. Your diabetes and drinking

Yes, it is not going to blow your mind, but it does what it’s suppose to do – be a clean, refreshing, cheap non-alcoholic lager that you can easily find. This leaves a beer with only trace amounts of alcohol if any – up to 0.05%. This is less than what occurs naturally in many types of food. Contrary to press reports that we should all drink some alcohol for health reasons - who hasn’t read an article claiming red wine is good for your heart? – the evidence simply doesn’t support this.Some drinkers like the crispness and maltiness of the beer’s taste, but many complain of excess bitterness and a harsh, “overcooked” flavor. Just like using smaller plates can help you to eat less food, using smaller wine and beer glasses can help you drink less - try it, it really does work!