In today's society nearly everyone follows some kind of dietary guidelines. Whether it is in the goal of losing weight, gaining weight or just simply to maintain it, people are jumping onto the dietary band-wagon. A diet is basically to take food according to rule, a mode of living in reference to nourishment. There are various types of diets that one can follow; a high or low calorie diet, low fat diets, diets modified in …showed first 75 words of 4465 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4465 total…including wine, beer, liquors, and so on) to one or two drinks per day. Note that the use of alcoholic beverages during pregnancy can result in the development of birth defects and mental retardation called Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. Table of Food Composition Gpr Ref Food description Measure Wt H O Ener Prot Carb (g) (%) (kcal) (g) (g) Beverages Alcoholic: Beer: 1 1 Regular (12 fl oz) 1 c 356 92 146 1 13 1 2 Light (12 fl oz) 1 c 354 95 100 1 5 Gin, rum, vodka, whisky: 1 3 80 proof 1 fl oz 42 67 97 0