How to Monitor Wine Consumption at Holiday Parties

Posted on December 13, 2013 By CSSclean The Weekly Diversion!

Holiday parties are in full swing, which means most of us are inclined to imbibe in a couple glasses of wine here and there. Looking to keep your intake in check? According to “Quick Trick for Drinking Less” in  Bottom Line Personal, “[d]rink wine from a narrow glass, and place it on a table before pouring if you are trying to reduce your consumption.”

Practicing these simple tricks means you will pour 9% to 12% less than you would have. “People tend to drink more wine when using wide glasses and holding a glass while pouring the wine into it,” the article said.

Source: Bottom Line Personal

Information for this article was gathered from a study of 73 people who drank at least one glass of wine per day by researchers at Iowa State University and Cornell University, published in Substance & Misuse.