Medical experts have come up with another category of human being: the drunkorexic. Apparently, these are weight-conscious peope, who deliberately skip meals so that they can consume the calories that they would have derived from the food in the form of alcohol.
Some 20% of adults are doing it, according to the private health insurance company which paid for the survey.
■ As there are few vitamins and essential minerals in alcoholic beverages, this is a promising niche market for manufacturers of vitamin pills to develop.
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