Hard Seltzer Like Four Loko is it healthy?

Seltzer hard? From the dietitians' point of view, it's hard to sell.

While different brands of durtzers hard (and still water!), From White Claw to Truly, have appeared in recent years, we did the trick last week: Four Loko. Specifically, Four Loko Sour, a heavy selzer that has a 14% alcohol level (ABV). That equates to almost three macrobrews and pretty much to a glass of wine.

But is it healthier?

First of all, it's much easier to drink a Selman salt than to slam a glass of wine or even a beer, which means more calories (and more alcohol) faster in the gut.

You can thought this seltz is lighter and keeps you better hydrated than beer or wine. In fact, many companies of difficult selections lead you to believe it. But that's how the body works. Alcohol, whatever its use, dehydrates you. Period. There is no healthy halo around that.

Speaking of calories, I would estimate that this brand of Four Loko seltzer, given its ABV, probably contains at least 400 calories per 12 ounce box.

That's a lot, especially since you have to drink this stuff during summer evenings where there are many other opportunities to eat high-calorie foods. (Do not forget that alcohol decreases your inhibitions and therefore your resistance to overeating.)

"The average guy needs about 2,000 calories a day, depending on his activity. When a glass is equivalent to almost a fifth of consumption, with about three times the alcohol of most traditional beers, I suggest you rethink your drink, "says Brierley Horton, a dietitian in Birmingham, AL.

The bottom line: Life is certainly more than calories, but when you add to that the dangerously high level of alcohol in a glass that already contains an integrated health halo, I would tell you to stick to better options.