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The pros and cons of drinking: Weighing alcohol's effects on the body

Dec 31st, 2009 | By | Category: Wine Industry Report

A few months ago I received a book called “The Two Martini Diet” (Authorhouse, 2008), in which Jerry Sorlucco documents his success at losing more than 100 pounds without forgoing his daily cocktails. He doesn’t break new diet-book ground: Sorlucco follows well-established practices such as controlling portion sizes, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, and managing his calorie intake and expenditure to accommodate those drinks.



What does 'moderate' drinking really mean?

Dec 31st, 2009 | By | Category: Wine Industry Report

“Moderate” drinking means no more than two drinks per day for men and no more than one drink per day for women. Drinking seven drinks in one day and abstaining for the rest of the week doesn’t count.