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Caring Online Reports 'Drunkorexia' Combines Excess Drinking, Extreme Dieting

EDMONDS, WA-- - More and more young people who want to be thin without passing up the party lifestyle are engaging in a dangerously unhealthy combination of binge drinking and anorexic or bulimic eating ...

'Drunkorexia' blends extreme dieting, excessive drinking

The behavior is most common among women 14-25 years old Anorexia and bulimia are well-known eating disorders that afflict a majority of girls and women, mostly between the ages of 14 and 25. Now, there's a new trend among those seeking to stay thin while keeping up with the party — "drunkorexia."

New Study Shows Yo-Yo Dieting Won’t Kill Me

COMMENTARY | I don't go out of my way to be a yo-yo dieter, but I naturally fluctuate between the high and low end of what's considered "healthy" for people my height. Whenever I find myself tipping the scale at the healthy high end, I immediate try a new diet for five days. I'm able to take advantage of my swings in weight by blogging about my diet attempts.

Unhealthy teen dieting chapter 2: signs of progress in today's youth

Last week the news out of the University of Minnesota's Project Eat wasn't good. It showed a relatively high rate of adolescents and teens who had tried unhealthy dieting and weight-loss tactics. It also showed that these extreme dieters actually gained more weight on average once they reached their 20s compared to their peers. But in the world of scientific research, the tone of the news can ...

Fewer Teen Girls Dieting, Skipping Meals

Fewer teenage girls are engaging in unhealthy weight control behavior, according to public health researchers at the University of Minnesota. The trends emerged from data collected by the University of Minnesota’s Project EAT, which recorded the dieting, eating and physical activity habits of adolescents.