Drunkorexia is when young women, and sometimes men, limit their amount of food consumption in order to reserve calories for consuming large amounts of alcohol at a time.
According to Daniella Sieukaran, a graduate student at Simon Fraser University, who is currently pursuing a degree in a combined MA/PhD in clinical psychology, found this combination of alcohol abuse and dieting can lead to greater alcohol-related risky behaviors, such as engaging in unprotected sex after drinking and alcohol overdose.
via “Drunkorexia” Is the New Form of Binge Drinking – Medical Daily.
What has society come to??? The thought of the younger generation heading to this trend is terrible. As much as we all want to stop our kids from adopting this strange behavior- how can we do it with numerous companies out there advertising their products and trashy reality shows that encouraging drinking? Any suggestions anyone?
it is time to sue alcohol companies or is it time to take action against those who are taking advantage of young people by making them the targets of happy hour. Young People in todays society have enough to deal with and don’t need more social pressures
I saw this alot when I was younger, its definitely the 18 year old’s who do this until they learn, but how can we fix this?
We bombard our kids with so many disparate health messages ,getting fat is seen not only as undesirable but unhealthy .Its no surprise they get it confused
as a youth services professional i would argue that young people are not saving on calories but are aware that they will become more effected by alcohol if they do not eat. i dont think calorie counting has much to do with it!