At around 123 calories per glass, a complete bottle of vino will add 615 calories to your diet.
While you may not require the additional sugar in that wine, the good news is that it is unlikely to elevate your blood sugar.
The majority of wines, but not all, contain 12% alcohol by volume. Some cabernets can be as high as 14 percent ABV, while zinfandels from California and Australian shiraz wines can be as high as 18 percent ABV.
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure rise with binge drinking—and yes, emptying a bottle of wine counts as binge drinking.
A bottle of wine can flood your system with enough alcohol to effectively stop fat-burning for an extended period of time.
Even if you're having cheese and grapes with that wine, you'll most certainly crave more food once it's gone.
Wine's sulfites and histamines, especially red wine, are popular allergy triggers, causing congestion, flushing, itching, and other symptoms.
Sure, a few glasses of wine will put you to sleep, but we're pretty sure you won't get a good night's sleep after finishing a bottle.
We probably don't need to tell you about the effects of alcohol on your digestive system.
In the brain, GABA is a neurotransmitter. Alcohol enhances GABA activity, causing neurons to fire more slowly.