Alcohol is the fourth macro: 7 kcal/g, with zero nutrition. It is also the reason most diets quietly fail.
This used to be a back-of-the-envelope job. Now it is one tap, but the logic has not changed. Alcohol is the fourth macro: 7 kcal/g, with zero nutrition. It is also the reason most diets quietly fail.
Beer ~150 kcal, glass of wine ~125 kcal, spirit shot ~95 kcal, cocktail 250–600 kcal.
Body prioritises alcohol metabolism — fat oxidation pauses for hours.
Three drinks × 3 nights/week = ~1,200 hidden kcal weekly.
Is red wine actually healthy? Modern evidence is unkind — the J-curve mostly disappears in clean studies.
Does alcohol ruin sleep? Yes — it knocks you out fast but destroys REM in the second half of the night.
Bookmark the calculator linked above — you will need it more often than you think.