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These Are the 3 Best and Worst Alcoholic Drinks for Your Diet

Raise a Glass But Not the Calories

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Maintaining a balanced diet takes more than just eating healthy – you have to drink healthy, too.

But if you’ve been ordering gin & tonics to keep your calories down, Jamie Allers, MS, RD, has some bad news for you.

“Just as soda adds calories to your daily intake, so does alcohol,” says Allers, part of Hartford HealthCare’s Digestive Health Institute. “And depending on what you’re drinking, those calories can add up fast.”

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So here are the best – and the worst – alcoholic drinks for your diet: These Are the 3 Best and Worst Alcoholic Drinks for Your Diet - Health News Hub

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