Shock amount of calories Brits consume through booze revealed

Britons consume 75,000 calories worth of alcohol each year alone, a poll suggests.

That’s equivalent to eating 328 Mars bars, 152 Big Macs, or over 1,700 chicken nuggets.

A tall glass of white wine can have 240 calories, while a pint of Stella Artois has 230.

It means having just two wines or beers can be almost as high in calories as eating a McDonald’s Big Mac (493).

The findings come from a survey of 2,000 Britons, who were asked by an online liquor retailer how much they drink per week.

The results suggested that the average Briton consumes about 18 units of alcohol each week – more than the UK’s recommended amount of 14.

In reality, 18 units equates to about nine 6-ounce (175 ml) medium glasses of white wine.

There are an average of 83 calories in a medium glass of white wine, says DrinkWell.

That works out to about 747 calories per week, or 38,844 per year.

A standard pint of lager also has two units of alcohol, as well as about 239 calories.

This means that nine pints of beer, up to 18 units per week, would provide about 2,151 calories per week, or 111,852 per year.

DrinkWell added up the calories for wine and beer during the year and divided that figure by two to reveal the figure of 75,000.

Tom Bell, founder of DrinkWell, said: ‘It’s no surprise that Britons are health conscious when it comes to alcoholic drinks and yet we consume huge amounts of calories all year round.’

He said the comparisons were “staggering to think about.”

“For those concerned about the nutritional value of alcohol, there is no need to cut alcohol completely or look for less alcoholic drinks,” he added.

“There are plenty of low-calorie, low-carb, sugar-free, and high-alcohol drinks on the market.”