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And why it’s much healthier to share the grape?
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But first, let’s get on the same page about bottle size.
We’re talking about a standard bottle, not a liter, and not a magnum.
A standard bottle is 750 milliliters (ml) of wine or 25 fluid ounces.
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A “standard pour” of wine is 5 fluid ounces, so a bottle delivers about 5 servings.
If you’re only getting three glasses of wine out of your bottle, put on your glasses.
Three of your giant pours are the same as five standard pours.
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(Related:How Many Calories Are in Your Favorite Alcoholic Drinks?)
American adults consume 77 grams of sugar on average.
Your blood sugar might lower.
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In fact, alcohol can actually lower blood sugar levels, causing weakness, dizziness, and heart palpitations.
That’s why doctors advise diabetes to monitor their blood sugar when they’ve had alcohol.
You’ll become legally intoxicated.
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Most wines, though not all, contain 12% alcohol by volume (ABV).
(For comparison, regular beer is 5% ABV.)
And dessert wines like Port can hit 20%.
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But let’s stick with a typical 12% ABV bottle.
Of course, time factors into intoxication, too.
Alcohol is metabolized at an average rate of 0.015g/100mL/hour.
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As a general rule, alcohol leaves the body at a rate of about one standard drink per hour.
You’ll lose coordination, reaction time, and maybe miss that car horn.
Binge drinkingand yes, emptying a bottle of wine is binge drinkingincreases both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
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Your body will put the brakes on fat burning.
Given the choice of fuel, your body will always burn alcohol first.
To reverse the damages the next day, try5 Ways to Hack Your Workout for Faster Fat Loss.
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It’ll make you want to order takeout.
It does this by increasing activity in the hypothalamus and other areas of the brain that regulate eating behaviors.
What’s more, drinking has been shown to enhance your sensitivity to the smell of food.
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The munchies effect of pounding a bottle of vino can be quite strong.
You may get a stuffy nose.
It doesn’t take much.
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So imagine what a full bottle can do to you if you’re sensitive.
We’re talking hives, red, itchy eyes, even difficulty breathing.
You may have a terrible night of sleep.
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While alcohol has a sedating effect, it doesn’t last long.
Your bowels may let loose.
We probably don’t have to tell you what drinking alcohol can do to your gastrointestinal system.
Your brain will get too much GABA.
GABA is a neurotransmitter in the brain.
Drinkingalcohol increases GABA activity, which causes neurons to fire slower.
It also mucks up the brain’s ability to process information.
One way that disruption manifests itself in the wine drinker who had three too many is slurred speech.
Over time, that brain damage can be permanent.
For more booze news, readWhat Happens To Your Body When You Give Up Alcohol.
