Document Type
Article
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Alcohol intoxication affects college students' eating patterns. Yet, little is known about dietary habits on the day after heavy alcohol consumption. The purpose of this study was to examine college students' dietary choices during alcohol consumption and on the following day by gender and level of alcohol consumption (including none). Methods: Ethnically diverse undergraduates (N = 286; 52% male, 48% female, M age = 19, SD age = 1) at a public university in the Midwest completed an anonymous on-line survey. The survey included Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System nutrition items, items on consumption of "empty calorie foods," and open-ended response items on dietary choices that were coded by a nutritionist. Results: Participants reported differences in the likelihoods of consuming non-nutrient dense foods after drinking alcohol both before sleeping and the next day compared to at other times when they were not consuming alcohol. Conclusion: College students are more likely to eat after drinking alcohol and tend to consume less healthy foods. These dietary practices necessitate the need for customized interventions focusing on the dietary influences of alcohol consumption.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Repository Citation
Kruger, Jessica; Glassman, Jennifer; Knippen, Kerry L.; Glassman, Tavis; and Kruger, Daniel J., "Drunchies Hangover: Heavy Episodic Drinking and Dietary Choices while Drinking and on the Following Day" (2018). Food and Nutrition Faculty Publications. 8.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/food_nutrition_pub/8
Publication Date
6-1-2018
Publication Title
Californian Journal of Health Promotion
Publisher
CSU Open Journals
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v16i1.2127
Volume
16
Issue
1
Start Page No.
79
End Page No.
90