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Calorie Restriction on Drinking Days: An Examination of Drinking Consequences Among College Students

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Giles, Steven M., Champion, Heather, Sutfin, Erin L., McCoy, Thomas P., Wagoner, Kim·2009·Journal of American College Health
DOI 10.3200/jach.57.6.603-610PMC PMC3710706
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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the association between restricting calories on intended drinking days and drunkenness frequency and alcohol-related consequences among college students. PARTICIPANTS: Participants included a random sample of 4,271 undergraduate college students from 10 universities. METHODS: Students completed a Web-based survey regarding their high-risk drinking behaviors and calorie restriction on intended drinking days. RESULTS: Thirty-nine percent of past 30-day drinkers reported restricting calories on days they planned to drink alcohol, of which 67% restricted because of weight concerns. Restricting calories on drinking days was associated with greater odds of getting drunk in a typical week. Women who restricted were more likely to report memory loss, being injured, being taken advantage of sexually, and having unprotected sex while drinking. Men were more likely to get into a physical fight. CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight the importance of considering weight control behaviors in the examination of high-risk college drinking.

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  • For men body image takes the form of constructing a muscular body with little fat; for women it takes the form of constraining the body to the smallest size possible.

    “While for men body image takes the form of constructing a muscular body with little fat, for women this takes the form of constraining the body to the smallest size possible (Giles, Champion, Sutfin, McCoy, & Wagoner, 2009;Martz, Graves, & Sturgis, 1997).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Giles, Champion, Sutfin, McCoy, & Wagoner, 2009

    The passage labeled Abstract > Conclusions says females are more likely than males to desire a thinner shape, supporting the broad point about women’s body image. The Comment section also reports weight and appearance concerns among men, but our copy does not say men seek a muscular body with little fat, or that women seek the smallest size possible. No page numbers are provided for these passages. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Giles, S. M., Champion, H., Sutfin, E. L., McCoy, T. P., & Wagoner, K.
Affiliations
  • Wake Forest University (US)
  • Center for Creative Leadership (US)
  • c The Division of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University
ORCID
Venue
Journal of American College Health
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-05-01
Volume
57
Issue
6
Pages
603-610
ISSN
  • 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
  • 0744-8481
  • 1940-3208
DOI
10.3200/jach.57.6.603-610
PMC
PMC3710706
OpenAlex
W1967957927
Cited by
115
References
1
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FWCI
1.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01aa014007-09)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01-AA-014007, R01 AA14007)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords
caloric restriction, college drinking, binge drinking, drunkenness, alcohol-related consequences, weight management, sexual assault, unprotected sex, physical fighting, gender differences, hazardous drinking
MeSH terms
Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Intoxication, Energy Intake, Female, Humans, Male, Residence Characteristics, Risk-Taking, Sex Factors, Students, Universities, Prevalence, Racial Groups

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