All products containing alcohol should have information relating to their nutritional content prominently displayed on their printed labels.
This is according to the Consumer Federation of America's Food Policy Institute, which has pointed out that drinks vary widely in terms of how many calories and how much sugar they contain, something the public may not be aware of.
Spokesperson Chris Waldrop warned that some beverages may be as fat-filled as a cheeseburger, something people should know for health reasons, the Sun Sentinel reports.
"It's easy to drink several beers and not know how many calories you are ingesting," he commented.
Nutritionist Leslie Burman agreed, saying that better printed labels would stop dieters kidding themselves that drinks do not contain calories that count towards weight gain.
Last month, a study by researchers at John Hopkins University in Baltimore found that adding printed labels to junk food and fizzy drinks detailing how much exercise it would require to burn them off could cut consumption.
Denny Bros Ltd, 09 January 2012
