‘Drunkorexics’
They are calling it “drunkorexia” and while it is not a strict medical term, dietitians believe there is a link between binge drinking and eating disorders.
The phenomenon first spotted in the cocktail bars of New York has now crossed the Atlantic to Britain and affects mostly weight-conscious women who offset the calories from heavy drinking by skipping meals.
Realising that they’re going to drink heavily and not wanting to put on any weight (two large glasses of white wine contain 300 calories, the same as a Snickers chocolate bar) “drunkorexics” will starve themselves in preparation for a night on the town.
Experts say the “drunkorexic” demographic comprises mainly young women, many of whom experience a combination of social pressures at university. “At university there is huge pressure to drink and also to look thin. In my experience many young women find the only way they can cope with both is to drink rather than eat, to substitute alcohol for food”, says Louise Noble, chief dietitian to the Berkshire Healthcare Trust
Full story at the Independent
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