Buzz & Beyond: Mental health and illness
Published: Feb, 13 2025 07:19
AS I popped the cork of my second bottle of prosecco, my friends cheered. But there was nothing to celebrate. Inside I was panicking, knowing that, by midnight, I would have consumed 1,300 calories that day – just from booze. That left me with just 700 calories for food, if I stuck to the recommended NHS guideline of 2,000 calories a day for a woman. But I often ate less, thinking 1,800 was ‘better’.