Brit's find Alcohol consumption, in a new study, gives them a weight disavantage by putting on a pound a month in weight gain.
The study, which coincides with the launch of an online 'Alculator', found that the typical Brit drinks over 1,000 calories a week in alcohol alone, meaning a sedentary person could put on a pound of weight every three-and-a-half weeks.
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It then reveals how their drinking compares to the recommended limits, and predicts how much weight they will gain each year due to alcohol.
"Our new tool confronts the extent of alcohol consumption among British adults," Sky News quoted Nick Mortimer, superintendent pharmacist at Lloyds, as saying.
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The study showed that the average Brit drinks over two litres of alcohol a week - around 3.7 pints of lager, or 8.5 large glasses of wine.
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