You have a colleague who likes to have an occasional alcoholic beverage, but who is also trying to lose weight. He knows you are studying nutrition, so he asks you which type of alcoholic beverages tends to be lower in calories. Provide him some basic information on calories in alcohol, and make a suggestion for how he can reduce calories but still enjoy an occasional alcoholic beverage?

What will be an ideal response?


See section 27-7.

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