To celebrate her recent weight loss, Lisa’s friends decided to take her out for a heathy dinner. Lisa doesn’t drink alcohol beca
use she knows the empty calories will contribute to weight gain. One girlfriend at the dinner house for margaritas and an extra shot for tequila before the food arrives. Is this girlfriend’s behavior consider binge drinkingLisa doesn’t drink alcohol because she knows the empty calories will contribute to weight gain. One girlfriend at the dinner has for margaritas and an extra shot for tequila before the food arrives. Is this girlfriends behavior consider binge drinking.?
Binge drinking is consuming four or more drinks in a short period of time ( 2 hours ) in a row. For men, it's 5 or more drinks and for women it's 4 or more drinks, and Lisa had 5.
<em>There are many different reasons why people to turn to binge drinking. Some of them are curious -- they want to know how it feels like to get drunk. Some of them believe that it will make them feel good, and they don't realize that it can make them sick and hung-over as much as they feel good at the moment of binge drinking. Some of the people look at alcohol as a way to reduce stress, but it actually ends up causing more stress than relief.</em>
