A 500 ml bottle of beer packs ~290 kcal — easy to miss across an evening. The per-100 g profile is 58 kcal. The combined meta-analysis of 599,912 drinkers (Wood et al., Lancet 2018) found life expectancy drops above ~100 g alcohol per week.
How should I track Alcoholic beverages, beer, higher alcohol?
Liquid calories from Alcoholic beverages, beer, higher alcohol are easy to overlook because drinks do not trigger the same fullness signals as solid food. A meta-analysis (Wehling & Lusher, Am J Clin Nutr 2021) confirmed that people underreport beverage intake more than solid food. Most people pour 30–50% more than the label serving size without realizing it. Use a kitchen scale to weigh your glass or bottle once — you will know your exact pour going forward. This one calibration step can save you from hundreds of untracked calories per week.