Self-Induced Vomiting after Drinking Alcohol

Blackmore, Natalie Patricia Irene; Gleaves, David H.

doi:10.1007/s11469-013-9430-9

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“…Moreover, studies have pointed out that early-life psychoactive substance use, including alcohol consumption, correlates to higher levels of use and abuse of drugs in adulthood 61 . College students engaged in inappropriate compensatory behaviors before, during, and after drinking alcohol as a way to counteract the effects of alcohol consumption on weight gain 32 , 33 , 62 . Our results indicated that the chance of laxative misuse and/or self-induced vomiting is related to higher frequency of adolescent drinking per week as well as higher frequency of getting drunk, for both sexes.…”

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Unhealthy life habits associated with self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse in Brazilian adolescents

Souza

Almeida

Noll

2021

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Adolescence is a stage in life characterized by important social, cognitive, and physical changes. Adolescents are vulnerable to various psychosocial disorders, including eating disorders. We aimed to investigate the association between unhealthy habits, sociodemographic characteristics, and the practice of self-induced vomiting or laxative misuse in a representative sample of Brazilian adolescent girls and boys. Data from 102,072 students who participated in the National Adolescent School-based Health Survey were analyzed using the dependent variable: presence or absence of self-induced vomiting and/or laxative misuse; independent variables: consumption of unhealthy and high-calorie food items, age during first sexual intercourse, and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and/or illicit drugs. Associations between exposure and outcome were estimated using Poisson’s regression models stratified by sex, and including region, school, age group, and mother's educational history as adjustment variables. Eating ultra-processed foods and age during first sexual intercourse were associated with self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse only for girls; all other variables (consuming unhealthy foods and using legal or illicit substances) were associated with these behaviors for both sexes after applying adjustment variables. Early interventions focusing on changing unhealthy behaviors may prevent development of eating disorders in adolescents. Our findings demonstrate a strong association of many unhealthy habits with laxative misuse and self-induced vomiting practices in Brazilian adolescents.

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Unhealthy life habits associated with self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse in Brazilian adolescents

Souza

Almeida

Noll

2021

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“…[80][81][82] It is also plausible that among a minority of people, energy information about alcoholic drinks could result in compensatory behaviors that result in an increased likelihood of experiencing alcohol related harm (e.g., restricting food intake immediately prior to or after drinking). Research sampling predominantly university students has observed a relationship between alcohol consumption and unhealthy weight control behaviors such as excessive exercise and dietary restriction 83 and self-induced vomiting, 84 as a means to compensate for excess calorie intake from alcohol. This phenomenon has been colloquially labelled 'drunkorexia', 85 'food and alcohol disturbance', 86 or 'body weight conscious drinking'.…”

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Energy labelling of alcoholic drinks: An important or inconsequential obesity policy?

Robinson

Boyland

Evans

et al. 2022

Obesity Science & Practice

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Alcohol is calorie dense, but unlike food products, alcoholic drinks tend to be exempt from nutritional labelling laws that require energy content information to be displayed on packaging or at point of purchase. This review provides a perspective on the likely efficacy of alcoholic drink energy labelling as a public health policy to reduce obesity and discusses key questions to be addressed by future research. First, the contribution that alcohol makes to population level daily energy intake and obesity is outlined. Next, consumer need for alcohol energy labelling and the potential impacts on both consumer and industry behavior are discussed. Pathways and mechanisms by which energy labelling of alcoholic drinks could reduce obesity are considered, as well as possible unintended consequences of alcoholic drink energy labelling. Would widespread energy labelling of alcoholic drinks reduce obesity? The unclear effect that alcohol has on population level obesity, the modest contribution calories from alcohol make to daily energy intake and limited impact nutritional labelling policies tend to have on behavior, suggest alcohol energy labelling may have limited impact on population obesity prevalence as a standalone policy. However, there are a number of questions that will need to be answered by future research to make definitive conclusions on the potential for alcohol energy labelling policies to reduce obesity.

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“…restricting food inake immediately prior to or after drinking). Research sampling predominantly university students has observed a relationship between alcohol consumption and unhealthy weight control behaviours such as excessive exercise and dietary restriction [77] and self-induced vomiting [78], as a means to compensate for excess calorie intake from alcohol. This phenomenon has been labelled "drunkorexia" [79], "food and alcohol disturbance" [80] or "body weight conscious drinking" [81].…”

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confidence: 99%

Energy labelling of alcoholic drinks as a public health policy to reduce obesity: An integrative review

Robinson¹

2021

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Objective: Both excessive alcohol consumption and obesity produce a considerable public health burden. Alcohol is calorie dense, but unlike food products, alcoholic drinks tend to be exempt from nutritional labelling laws that require energy content information to be displayed on packaging or at point of purchase. Design: Here we provide an integrative review on the potential of alcoholic drink energy labelling as a public health policy to reduce obesity. Results: We first outline the contribution that alcohol makes to population level daily energy intake and the role that alcohol consumption may have in promoting obesity. We next discuss the extent to which there is a consumer need for alcoholic drink energy labelling and the potential impact that energy labelling of alcoholic drinks would have on both consumer and industry behaviour. The direct and indirect pathways and mechanisms by which energy labelling of alcoholic drinks could theoretically influence public health are discussed, as well as possible unintended consequences of alcoholic drink energy labelling. Conclusion: We conclude by discussing key questions that will need to be answered by future research in order to determine how effective energy labelling of alcoholic drink policies will be in reducing obesity and improving public health.

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Self-Induced Vomiting after Drinking Alcohol

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Unhealthy life habits associated with self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse in Brazilian adolescents

Unhealthy life habits associated with self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse in Brazilian adolescents

Energy labelling of alcoholic drinks: An important or inconsequential obesity policy?

Energy labelling of alcoholic drinks as a public health policy to reduce obesity: An integrative review

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