Adults can exceed daily sugar limit with just two glasses of wine, experts warn

Two medium-sized glasses of the most calorific wines analysed contained more calories than a McDonald's hamburger
Adults can exceed daily sugar limit with just two glasses of wine, experts warn

AHA, which represents more than 60 health organisations, said that there is a wide variation of sugar and calories across different wines but with this information missing from most labels consumers are "being kept in the dark" about what they are drinking. Picture: Laura Lean/PA Wire

Adults can exceed their recommended daily limit of sugar by drinking just two glasses of wine, experts have warned.

Drinks can also be packed with calories and in some cases, two glasses of wine can contain more calories than a hamburger while new analysis has found product labelling on alcoholic drinks to be "woefully inadequate".

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