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Another way to assess for excess alcohol consumption is whether there is binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as four or more drinks on one occasion for women and five or more drinks on one ...

A new study has found that ghrelin, the hunger hormone, is key in driving female binge drinking, offering a new avenue to ...

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IT’S easy to get carried away when you’re drinking. One ‘quick glass of wine’ at the pub on a weeknight after work can sometimes all too easily spiral into a whole bottle – ...

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A ‘hunger hormone’ that regulates appetite has been found to also trigger binge drinking and alcohol abuse - but only in ...

Media depictions of college students on spring break show wildly drunken students. Yet, researchers have found binge drinking is down considerably over previous periods. What's up?

It might; for example, recent research showed 21.9% of college students engaged in binge drinking in 2023. This was significantly lower than the 27.7% binge-drinking rate in 2022, a year earlier.