CALORIE CONSCIOUS
An article in TOI Delhi edition
Drunkorexia: The new booze-diet fad to stay high & thin
Washington: Drunkorexia — a new trend that involves not eating in order to
save calories for alcohol-is gaining momentum amongst youngsters.
A drunkorexic is a person who restricts food intake to reserve those
calories for alcohol and binge drinking, and note that people are more
susceptible to drunkorexia in college. A recent study by the University of
Texas School of Public Health and the University of North Texas Health
Science Centre found that in the past 10 years binge drinking has increased
among young men and women.
“It was just something I always did while in college as a normal part of
my diet so that I could stay skinny but still go out and drink,” ABC News
quoted Savannah, a 22-year-old University of Texas graduate as saying. “I do
know a lot of people who skip meals to drink, drink heavily, and don’t gain
any weight. Obviously their success in this way encourages others to try
it,” said Savannah. “I’ve done (drunkorexia) for years and I’m still
healthy. And I’m skinny,” she added.
Along with skipping meals altogether, purging is also a danger
associated with drunkorexia. A person binge drinks then binge eats and throws
it back up after. Psychologists have also stressed that the main cause of
drunkorexia is addiction. ANI
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*Smart people drink more alcohol
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* *The next time you feel tempted to drink wine, consider it as a
reflection of your intelligence, says a new study. In the study intelligence
was measured before the age of 16. Experts measured the drinking habits as
the participants became older. More intelligent children grew up to drink
alcohol more frequently and in greater amount than less intelligent
children. ANI
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With best wishes
S Chander
