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Drunchies: Eating munchies while drinking may increase your obesity risk

Researchers said that we need to be aware of the dietary choices while drinking. Eating heavily while drinking can contribute to the obesity epidemic.

By: Editorial Team   | | Published: August 8, 2018 2:00 pm
Tags: Alchohol  Binge drinking  Binge eating  Drinking  Hazardous drinking  Unhealthy snacks  
Drunchies

A new study found that drunchies, or the desire to eat unhealthy, salty foods after a night of heavy drinking, may be contributing to the obesity epidemic among college students. Also Read - Binge drinking increases as people spend more time at home due to Covid-19 lockdown

According to the PTI reports, the researchers from University at Buffalo in the US decided to look at a sample of 286 college students to understand how drinking affects what they eat, both that night and for their first meal the next day when most likely, they are hungover. Also Read - Weight Loss: Here’s how you can control unhealthy snacking amidst the lockdown



Jessica Kruger, an assistant professor at the University at Buffalo said,”Given the obesity epidemic and the rates of alcohol consumption on college campuses, we need to be aware of not only the negative effect of alcohol consumption but also the impact it has on what people are eating while they are drinking.” Also Read - Is it difficult for you to seek help for your eating disorder? 5 tips to control binge-eating

Kruger also said that research on the effects of drinking and diet is scarce, adding that eating more unhealthy foods following alcohol consumption is an often overlooked behaviour in traditional addiction research.

“It said, ‘Got Drunchies?’ and had ads for pizza, tacos, and other fast-food places that were open late after the bars closed,” Kruger said.

An average beer contains 150 calories. If a person drinks five beers, it accounts for third of their daily energy intake. Add two slices of pizza or a burrito to that at the end of the night, and it’s a recipe for weight gain, she said.

“So, we dug a bit deeper and first figured out what the ‘drunchies’ were, and then decided this would be interesting to study,” Kruger said.

The participants who were involved in the study were asked to complete an anonymous online survey. Researchers found that drinking influenced study participants’ dietary behaviours before going to bed.

All alcohol drinkers were more likely to eat something before they went to bed after drinking alcohol than in general before they go to bed.

Of particular concern, the researchers noted was the fact that participants did not report drinking more water or other non-alcoholic beverages before bed. That exacerbates dehydration, which may lead to additionally unhealthy food choices.

The following day after drinking, participants’ dietary patterns varied from the night before. The morning after a night of drinking compared to a typical morning they were less likely to skip meals.

Kruger said, dispelling these myths is one way to promote a healthy diet even after a night of binge drinking.

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Published : August 8, 2018 2:00 pm
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