Most people are fully aware that alcohol is ‘empty calories’, providing little nutritional benefit. However, the quantity of calories in our favourite drinks is often overlooked. This is particularly alarming when totting up the beverages we might drink throughout the course of an evening. Just two pints of beer might equate to a small meal!

Public health ministers now suggest calorific content should be printed on all alcoholic drink labels in a bid to tackle obesity. Read the article here.