Drink less: use smaller glasses

IF YOU’RE looking to limit your drinking, the answer could be simple – drink from a smaller glass. In a study, researchers recruited 260 volunteer households who were consuming at least two bottles of wine a week, and told them to drink only from either smaller 290ml or larger 350ml glasses. They were given a set amount of wine, and what was left over after two weeks was measured. Volunteers drinking from smaller glasses consumed 6.5 per cent (253ml) less wine than those who used larger glasses.

Previous studies have found those serving wine in bigger glasses tend to pour more wine, to fill the glass.